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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a policy adopted by school districts allowing parent |
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volunteers on school district campuses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 26, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 26.016 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 26.016. PARENT VOLUNTEERS. (a) In this section, |
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"parent volunteer" means a parent or guardian of a student enrolled |
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in the school district. |
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(b) Each school district shall adopt a policy to allow and |
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encourage parent volunteers at each campus in the district. The |
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policy: |
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(1) must allow a parent volunteer to volunteer on the |
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campus in the district in which the parent volunteer's child is |
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enrolled; |
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(2) must require the parent volunteer to provide the |
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documents needed for the district to perform a criminal history |
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background check as provided by Section 22.0835; |
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(3) must require the school district to develop and |
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implement training for parent volunteers that: |
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(A) ensures parent volunteers do not interfere |
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with instructional time; and |
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(B) includes guidelines for parent volunteers to |
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follow while at a campus in the district; |
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(4) must require a parent volunteer to complete the |
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training described by Subdivision (3) before the parent volunteer |
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is allowed to volunteer; |
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(5) may only prohibit parent volunteers from being |
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present on the campus in the district in which the parent |
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volunteer's child is enrolled during the administration of a |
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standardized test; |
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(6) may not prohibit parent volunteers from |
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volunteering if the parent volunteer has filed a grievance or |
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complaint against the district; and |
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(7) must require the school district to create and |
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maintain an Internet portal that: |
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(A) allows parent volunteers to submit |
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information for the district to complete a criminal history |
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background check; |
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(B) informs parent volunteers of volunteer |
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opportunities; and |
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(C) allows parent volunteers to register for |
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volunteer opportunities. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, each school district shall adopt a policy required by |
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Section 26.016, Education Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |