School security officers inTexas.
Full-time, DPS Level III commissioned officers who satisfy the HB 3 armed-officer mandate on every campus, with coverage plans that survive leave, absence and growth.
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What Texas law requires
House Bill 3 (2023) added Education Code §37.0814, which requires a school district to have at least one armed security officer on duty at each campus during regular school hours. The officer may be a school district peace officer, a school resource officer, or a commissioned security officer employed by a company licensed under Occupations Code Chapter 1702. A board may adopt a good-cause exception only for lack of funding or qualified personnel, and must then put an alternative standard in place.
DIS is a Texas-licensed security company (DPS license B2973901). Our officers hold the DPS Level III commissioned security officer license, complete the school-specific training the Texas School Safety Center publishes, and are assigned full-time to one campus so the principal and the students know them by name.
The law also sets campus-level duties: participating in the district's multihazard emergency operations plan, the annual safety and security audit, and the Texas School Safety Center's drill schedule. DIS officers are briefed on your EOP before they start and attend the drills with your administration.
Statutes summarized for orientation; each engagement is reviewed against current law with the school's counsel. Licensing board: Texas Department of Public Safety, Private Security Program.
Built to the Texas statute, run from one Command Center
DPS Level III commissioned
Every officer licensed through the DPS Private Security Program and trained to the Texas School Safety Center standard.
Full-time, one campus
No rotating guards: a named officer at each campus, every school day, with a documented coverage plan for leave and absence.
Good-cause exception avoided
Districts that could not find personnel can meet the mandate through DIS instead of filing an exception with TEA.
Regional pools
Officer pools in the Houston, Dallas–Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio regions for backfill the same morning.
Every DIS school post, in every state, includes
- A full-time armed officer assigned to one campus, introduced to the principal before day one
- 24/7 Command & Control Center oversight: GPS check-ins, body camera, encrypted radio
- A certified backfill officer dispatched before the first bell on any absence
- Weekly regional supervisor visits and same-day incident reports
- K-9 weapon-detection sweeps available on request
- Tactical combat casualty care and youth mental health first aid on every officer
Straight answers for Texas
Does House Bill 3 let a Texas district use contracted security instead of police?
What license does a Texas school security officer need?
Can DIS cover every campus in a district?
Is DIS available to charter schools and private schools in Texas?
Every state writes the law differently
Tell us about your Texas campuses
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