Safety and Security Committee
Texas Education Code 37.109, in accordance with guidelines established by the Texas School Safety Center, requires that each school district establish a school safety and security committee.
About the Committee
The committee monitors that the district EOP is reviewed and updated at least annually, and that individual facilities are consistent with the district plan and reflect planning around specific hazards related to the individual facilities. The committee coordinates with emergency, health and law enforcement agencies involved in the development of the plan and their response to a district emergency. The committee prepares the plan according to the five phases of emergency management: prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. The committee verifies that each campus in the district has conducted mandatory emergency drills and exercises in accordance with the plan and determines the frequency of the drills.
The committee shall:
(1) Participate on behalf of the district in developing and implementing emergency plans consistent with the district multi-hazard emergency operations plan (EOP) required by Section 37.108 (a) to ensure that the plans reflect specific campus, facility, or support service needs.
(2) Provide the district with any campus, facility, or support services information required in
connection with a safety and security audit required by Section 37.108(b), a safety and security audit report required by Section 37.108(c), or another report required to be submitted by the
district to the Texas School Safety Center;
(3) review each report required to be submitted by the district to the Texas School Safety Center to
ensure that the report contains accurate and complete information regarding each campus,
facility, or support service in accordance with criteria established by the center.