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House Bill 171 |
House Author: Olivo |
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Effective: 6-19-09 |
Senate Sponsor: Gallegos |
House Bill 171 amends the Education Code to require a school district's student code of conduct to specify that consideration will be given to certain mitigating factors, rather than to specify whether consideration is given, in each decision concerning a student's suspension, removal to a disciplinary alternative education program, or expulsion. The bill extends the requirement to have the student code of conduct specify that consideration will be given to those factors also in a decision concerning a student's placement in a juvenile justice alternative education program and to specify that such consideration will be given in each decision concerning such disciplinary actions regardless of whether the decision concerns a mandatory or discretionary action. The bill makes its provisions applicable beginning with the 2009-2010 school year.