(a) A local authority may authorize a school crossing guard to direct traffic in a school crossing zone if the guard successfully completes a training program in traffic direction as defined by the basic peace officer course curriculum established by the Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Education.(b) A school crossing guard trained under this section:(1) is not a peace officer; and(2) may not carry a weapon while directing traffic in a school crossing zone. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 724, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
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