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Safety Program/Risk Management: Security Personnel

This policy governs the use of Reserve Police Officers within the Conroe ISD police department.

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Local Changes (2)

2026-02-17Adopted · Meeting notes

This is a new local policy (CKE) for Conroe ISD establishing the framework for Reserve Police Officers within the school district police department. The policy authorizes the chief of police to appoint reserve officers, defines their authority and qualifications per Education Code 37.0816, and clarifies that reserve officers are not eligible for full-time employment benefits or pension funds.

Added

  • Reserve Police Officers — section heading
  • The Board authorizes the chief of police of the school district police department to appoint reserve police officers for the district consistent with meeting safety needs and the availability of funds.
  • The District may provide an annual report to the Board on the appointment of reserve police.
  • Authority — subsection heading
  • A reserve police officer shall serve at the discretion of the chief of police of the school district police department and may be called into service at any time that the chief considers it necessary to have additional officers to preserve the peace and enforce the law.
  • The chief of police shall only authorize a reserve police officer who meets the qualifications outlined in Education Code 37.0816 and other relevant federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
  • The Chief of Police shall be responsible for ensuring that reserve police officers comply with all applicable requirements, duties, and responsibilities as set forth in Education Code 37.0816 and other relevant federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
  • A reserve police officer, regardless of whether the reserve police officer holds a permanent peace officer license issued under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is not eligible for participation in any program provided by the District or the Board that is normally considered a financial benefit of full-time employment or for any pension fund created by statute for the benefit of full-time paid peace officers and is not exempt from Chapter 1702, Occupations Code.
Legal Compliance Summary

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  • Reserve Officer Program: Conroe ISD's new policy CKE creates a framework for reserve police officers within the district's police department, using authority provided by Texas Education Code §37.0816, added by H.B. 1458 during the 2025 legislative session.
  • Appointment Authority: The policy allows the chief of police to appoint reserve officers, consistent with safety needs and available funding. This reflects a local decision to use the option the state made available — the district was not required to create a reserve officer program.
  • Officer Qualifications: Reserve officers must meet the qualification standards set out in TEC §37.0816 and the Texas Occupations Code §1701.001(6). The policy also extends this requirement to other applicable federal, state, and local laws, which goes slightly beyond what the verified statutory text specifically requires.
  • Chief of Police Oversight: The policy assigns the chief of police responsibility for making sure reserve officers continue to meet all requirements under TEC §37.0816. This supervisory structure is a local administrative decision, as the statute does not specifically name the chief for this role.
  • Benefits Ineligibility: The policy states that reserve officers are not eligible for full-time employment benefits or pension funds. This appears to reflect a limitation included in TEC §37.0816, though the exact statutory wording was not available for confirmation.
  • Annual Reporting Option: The policy includes an option for the chief of police to report reserve officer appointments to the school board each year. No state law requires this — it is a locally chosen accountability measure the district added on its own.
Legal Compliance DetailsMixed

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Board authorization for chief of police to appoint reserve police officers Permitted by Law
Statutory basis: TEC §37.0816 as added by H.B. 1458 (89th Leg., R.S., 2025)
Verified via: web search confirmed
Local additions: The policy adds the qualifier 'consistent with meeting safety needs and the availability of funds' — a local fiscal and operational gate not expressed in the statutory text. The board's choice to actually exercise this permissive authority rather than decline it is itself a locally discretionary act.
Annual report to the Board on reserve police appointments Locally Discretionary
Verified via: unverified
Local additions: No statute in the analysis requires or expressly authorizes an annual report on reserve police appointments. This is a locally chosen accountability mechanism entirely within the district's discretion. The permissive policy language ('may provide') reinforces that this is a local choice.
Reserve officer serves at chief's discretion and may be called into service to preserve the peace and enforce the law Permitted by Law
Statutory basis: TEC §37.0816 as added by H.B. 1458 (89th Leg., R.S., 2025)
Verified via: web search confirmed — bill enacted; verbatim §37.0816 text not retrieved in statute analysis
Local additions: The specific operational language that the officer 'shall serve at the discretion of the chief' and 'may be called into service at any time the chief considers it necessary' may mirror §37.0816 language, but because no verbatim statutory quote supports this mechanism in the statute analysis, the Grounding Rule bars elevation to 'Required by Law.' This is consistent with, but not compelled by, the verified statutory framework.
Qualification requirement — chief shall only authorize officers meeting TEC §37.0816 qualifications and other applicable law Mixed
Statutory basis: TEC §37.0816 as added by H.B. 1458 (89th Leg., R.S., 2025); OC §1701.001(6) as amended by H.B. 1458
Verified via: verbatim statute text (OC §1701.001(6)); web search confirmed for TEC §37.0816 enactment
Local additions: The core §37.0816 qualification compliance is required — lawful designation as a reserve law enforcement officer flows only through §37.0816 per the verbatim OC §1701.001(6) quote. The policy extension to 'other relevant federal, state, and local laws and regulations' is a locally chosen drafting expansion beyond what the verified statutory text specifies, though compliance with other applicable law is a general legal obligation independent of this policy.
Chief of Police responsible for ensuring ongoing compliance of reserve officers with §37.0816 requirements, duties, and responsibilities Locally Discretionary
Statutory basis: TEC §37.0816 as added by H.B. 1458 (89th Leg., R.S., 2025)
Verified via: web search confirmed — bill enacted; verbatim §37.0816 text not retrieved in statute analysis
Local additions: Assigning the specific ongoing compliance oversight responsibility to the Chief of Police is a local structural and administrative choice. While §37.0816 defines the compliance framework, no verbatim statutory text in the analysis imposes this supervisory responsibility on the chief specifically. Under the Grounding Rule, this cannot be classified as Required by Law without a supporting verbatim quote.
Reserve officer ineligibility for full-time employment financial benefits and pension funds Permitted by Law
Statutory basis: TEC §37.0816 as added by H.B. 1458 (89th Leg., R.S., 2025)
Verified via: web search confirmed — bill enacted; verbatim §37.0816 text not retrieved in statute analysis
Local additions: This provision appears to restate a statutory prohibition that likely exists within §37.0816, and is consistent with the standard Texas reserve officer framework. However, because no verbatim §37.0816 text was retrieved in the statute analysis, the Grounding Rule requires that this element not be elevated to 'Required by Law.' The district may be restating a statutory mandate or adopting a locally clarifying restatement — without the verbatim text, 'Permitted by Law' is the appropriate ceiling classification.
Reserve officer not exempt from OC Chapter 1702 (Private Security Act) Locally Discretionary
Verified via: unverified
Local additions: The statute analysis explicitly excludes this provision for lack of verbatim source text. Under the Grounding Rule, this element cannot be classified as Required by Law or Permitted by Law based on a verified statutory quote. It may restate a rule contained in §37.0816 or OC Chapter 1702, but without a verbatim quote it is treated as a locally chosen clarifying restatement. Classified Locally Discretionary per the Grounding Rule.
2026-01-20Reading · Meeting notes

This policy update creates a brand-new local policy (CKE) for Conroe ISD governing Reserve Police Officers, establishing that the Board may authorize the chief of police to appoint reserve officers, defining their authority and discretionary service, setting qualification requirements under Education Code 37.0816, assigning compliance responsibility to the Chief of Police, and allowing the board to limit the number of reserve officers appointed.

Added

  • Reserve Police Officers — [section heading]
  • The Board may authorize the chief of police of the school district police department to appoint reserve police officers for the district.
  • Authority — [subsection heading]
  • A reserve police officer shall serve at the discretion of the chief of police of the school district police department and may be called into service at any time that the chief considers it necessary to have additional officers to preserve the peace and enforce the law.
  • The chief of police shall only authorize a reserve police officer who meets the qualifications outlined in Education Code 37.0816 and other relevant federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
  • The Chief of Police shall be responsible for ensuring that reserve police officers comply with all applicable requirements, duties, and responsibilities as set forth in Education Code 37.0816 and other relevant federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
  • The board may limit the number of reserve police officers that the chief may appoint.