The Hutto ISD Police Department was officially established on Nov. 5 and Chief Rick Stone was sworn in Nov. 12 at a school board meeting.

The HISD Police Department was approved by the school board in May and is scheduled to include four officers in addition to the chief and be fully operational by July 2016, according to school system documents. Currently, HISD school resource officers are supplied by the city of Hutto.

Stone said there are three phases to developing the police department: building, designing and implementation. HISD is currently in the first phase, which includes ordering vehicles and equipment, according to school system documents.