Thirty-eight deputies are written into Comal ISD’s proposed school-security agreement. One consequential number is not: what the full school year will cost.
The proposed agreement between Comal ISD and the Comal County Sheriff’s Office calls for 38 uniformed deputies to serve district campuses during the 2026–27 school year.
The document is attached to the county’s August 6 Commissioners Court agenda and is not signed in the public packet. Its stated term runs from August 10, 2026, through May 28, 2027.
What the agreement tells us
The agreement references approximately 270 days within the term and eight-hour shifts at campuses mutually agreed upon by the district and sheriff’s office. It also allows the district to request up to six deputies for summer school through a written addendum.
| Term | What the record says | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Deputies | 38 uniformed deputies | Specified |
| Agreement term | Aug. 10, 2026–May 28, 2027 | Specified |
| Rate through Dec. 31 | $50.83 per deputy-hour + mileage | Specified |
| Rate Jan.–May | Later addendum | Missing |
| Full-year district cost | Not stated | Unknown |
For August 10 through December 31, the district would reimburse the county at $50.83 per hour for each deputy, plus mileage at the IRS rate. The hourly rate for January 1 through May 28 would be set through a later addendum.
What Comal.News is pursuing
- What is the district’s budgeted full-year cost?
- Which campuses and schedules receive the 38 deputies?
- What does approximately 270 days mean operationally?
- How are vacancies, overtime, substitutes, mileage, and summer deployments billed?
- What action has the Comal ISD board taken on its side of the agreement?
Commissioners are scheduled to consider the agreement at 8:30 a.m. August 6. Comal.News did not confirm a separate Comal ISD approval action in the official materials reviewed before publication.
The agreement would begin before the school year.
$50.83 per deputy-hour applies through this date.
The later rate must be established by addendum.