Sec. 37.102. RULES; PENALTY. (a) The board of trustees of a school district may adopt rules for the safety and welfare of students, employees, and property and other rules it considers necessary to carry out this subchapter and the governance of the district, including rules providing for the operation and parking of vehicles on school property. The board may adopt and charge a reasonable fee for parking and for providing traffic control.
(b) A law or ordinance regulating traffic on a public highway or street applies to the operation of a vehicle on school property, except as modified by this subchapter.
(c) A person who violates any rule adopted under this subchapter providing for the operation and parking of vehicles on school property commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1167 (H.B. 278), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order
Subchapter D. Protection of Buildings and Grounds
Section 37.101. Applicability of Criminal Laws
Section 37.102. Rules; Penalty
Section 37.103. Enforcement of Rules
Section 37.104. Courts Having Jurisdiction
Section 37.105. Unauthorized Persons: Refusal of Entry, Ejection, Identification
Section 37.106. Vehicle Identification Insignia
Section 37.107. Trespass on School Grounds
Section 37.108. Multihazard Emergency Operations Plan; Safety and Security Audit
Section 37.1081. Public Hearing on Multihazard Emergency Operations Plan Noncompliance
Section 37.109. School Safety and Security Committee
Section 37.110. Information Regarding Gang-Free Zones
Section 37.113. Notification Regarding Bomb Threat or Terroristic Threat
Section 37.114. Best Practices for Emergency School Drills and Exercises; Mandatory School Drills
Section 37.1141. Active Threat Exercises
Section 37.115. Threat Assessment and Safe and Supportive School Program and Team