Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 314	House Author:  Eissler et al.
Effective:  5-15-07	Senate Sponsor:  Van de Putte

            House Bill 314 amends the Education Code to allow a parent of multiple birth siblings assigned to the same grade level and school to submit a written request that the school place the siblings in the same classroom or in separate classrooms, and it requires the school to comply with the parent's request unless the school principal determines at the end of the first grading period, in consultation with each classroom teacher, that the placement requested by the parent is disruptive to the school or complying with a parent's request to place multiple birth siblings in separate classrooms would require the district to add another class to that grade level.

            The bill allows a parent to appeal the principal's placement of the siblings on a finding that the placement has been disruptive, and it allows the school to recommend the appropriate classroom placement of the siblings to the parent and to provide professional educational advice to aid the parent in making the placement decision.