1-1 By: Ellis, Zaffirini S.B. No. 290 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed February 9, 1993; February 10, 1993, 1-3 read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human 1-4 Services; April 21, 1993, reported favorably by the following vote: 1-5 Yeas 5, Nays 3; April 21, 1993, sent to printer.) 1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE 1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent 1-8 Zaffirini x 1-9 Ellis x 1-10 Madla x 1-11 Moncrief x 1-12 Nelson x 1-13 Patterson x 1-14 Shelley x 1-15 Truan x 1-16 Wentworth x 1-17 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-18 AN ACT 1-19 relating to corporal punishment in public schools. 1-20 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-21 SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 21, Education Code, is 1-22 amended by adding Section 21.310 to read as follows: 1-23 Sec. 21.310. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT. (a) An employee of a 1-24 public school may not administer corporal punishment to a student. 1-25 (b) An employee of a public school may use reasonable and 1-26 necessary physical restraining techniques for the purpose of: 1-27 (1) preventing a student from injuring a person or 1-28 property; 1-29 (2) self-defense; or 1-30 (3) obtaining possession from a pupil of a weapon or 1-31 other dangerous object or of a controlled substance as defined in 1-32 Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code (Texas Controlled Substances 1-33 Act). 1-34 (c) In this section, "corporal punishment" includes hitting, 1-35 spanking, or slapping a student with a hand or an object. 1-36 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 1-37 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-38 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-39 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-40 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 1-41 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 1-42 passage, and it is so enacted. 1-43 * * * * * 1-44 Austin, 1-45 Texas 1-46 April 21, 1993 1-47 Hon. Bob Bullock 1-48 President of the Senate 1-49 Sir: 1-50 We, your Committee on Health and Human Services to which was 1-51 referred S.B. No. 290, have had the same under consideration, and I 1-52 am instructed to report it back to the Senate with the 1-53 recommendation that it do pass and be printed. 1-54 Moncrief, 1-55 Acting Chair 1-56 * * * * * 1-57 WITNESSES 1-58 FOR AGAINST ON 1-59 ___________________________________________________________________ 1-60 Name: Sylvia Garcia x 1-61 Representing: TEA 1-62 City: Austin 1-63 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-64 Name: Jimmy Dunne x 1-65 Representing: People Opposed to Paddling 1-66 City: Houston 1-67 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-68 Name: Rhonda G. Schmidt x 2-1 Representing: Self 2-2 City: Woodlake 2-3 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-4 Name: Connie J. Byers x 2-5 Representing: Self 2-6 City: Groveton 2-7 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-8 Name: Sandy Kibby x 2-9 Representing: TX Parent Teacher Asso 2-10 City: Austin 2-11 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-12 Name: Wendell Teltow x 2-13 Representing: TX Coal. Prevention Child Abu 2-14 City: Austin 2-15 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-16 Name: Dr. Cliff Price x 2-17 Representing: TX Pediatric Society 2-18 City: Austin 2-19 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-20 Name: Bill Perry x 2-21 Representing: AISD 2-22 City: Austin 2-23 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-24 Name: Jordan K. Faires x 2-25 Representing: TX Council on Family Violence 2-26 City: Austin 2-27 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-28 Name: Shannon Noble x 2-29 Representing: TX Network of Youth Services 2-30 City: Austin 2-31 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-32 Name: Mike Plake x 2-33 Representing: Parents Anonymous of TX 2-34 City: Austin 2-35 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-36 Name: Mitch Sanchez x 2-37 Representing: TX Asso of School Adminsitrato 2-38 City: Austin 2-39 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-40 Name: Beverly Brinson x 2-41 Representing: Self 2-42 City: Houston 2-43 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-44 Name: G. K. Sprinkle x 2-45 Representing: TX Counseling Asso 2-46 City: Austin 2-47 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-48 Name: Paula Rosenstein x 2-49 Representing: CARE Coalition 2-50 City: San Antonio 2-51 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-52 Name: Helen Mikeska x 2-53 Representing: Self 2-54 City: Groveton 2-55 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-56 FOR AGAINST ON 2-57 ___________________________________________________________________ 2-58 Name: Winefred M. Conlon x 2-59 Representing: TX ST. Foster Parents, Inc. 2-60 City: Austin 2-61 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-62 Name: Kawai Lucia x 2-63 Representing: Mental Health Asso of TX 2-64 City: Austin 2-65 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-66 Name: Leslie Lanham x 2-67 Representing: Children's Defense Fund 2-68 City: Austin 2-69 -------------------------------------------------------------------