By: West S.B. No. 1356 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 1-1 relating to reporting of information by public schools relating to 1-2 expulsions and placements in alternative education programs. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 37, Education Code, is 1-5 amended by adding Section 37.020 to read as follows: 1-6 Sec. 37.020. REPORTS RELATING TO EXPULSIONS AND ALTERNATIVE 1-7 EDUCATION PROGRAM PLACEMENTS. In the manner required by the 1-8 commissioner, each school district shall annually report to the 1-9 commissioner: 1-10 (1) for each placement in an alternative education 1-11 program under Section 37.008: 1-12 (A) information identifying the student, 1-13 including the student's race, sex, and date of birth, that will 1-14 enable the agency to compare placement data with information 1-15 collected through other reports; 1-16 (B) information indicating whether the placement 1-17 was based on: 1-18 (i) conduct violating the student code of 1-19 conduct adopted under Section 37.001; 1-20 (ii) conduct for which a student may be 1-21 removed from class under Section 37.002(b); 1-22 (iii) conduct for which placement in an 1-23 alternative education program is required by Section 37.006; or 2-1 (iv) conduct occurring while a student was 2-2 enrolled in another district and for which placement in an 2-3 alternative education program is permitted by Section 37.008(j); 2-4 and 2-5 (C) the number of days the student was assigned 2-6 to the program and the number of days the student attended the 2-7 program; and 2-8 (2) for each expulsion under Section 37.007: 2-9 (A) information identifying the student, 2-10 including the student's race, sex, and date of birth, that will 2-11 enable the agency to compare placement data with information 2-12 collected through other reports; 2-13 (B) information indicating whether the expulsion 2-14 was based on: 2-15 (i) conduct for which expulsion is 2-16 authorized under Section 37.007; 2-17 (ii) conduct, other than conduct described 2-18 by Subparagraph (iii), for which expulsion is permitted under 2-19 Section 37.007; or 2-20 (iii) serious or persistent misbehavior 2-21 occurring while the student was placed in an alternative education 2-22 program; 2-23 (C) the number of days the student was expelled; 2-24 and 2-25 (D) information indicating whether: 3-1 (i) the student was placed in a juvenile 3-2 justice alternative education program under Section 37.011; 3-3 (ii) the student was placed in an 3-4 alternative education program; or 3-5 (iii) the student was not placed in a 3-6 juvenile justice or other alternative education program. 3-7 SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 1997-1998 3-8 school year. 3-9 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 3-10 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 3-11 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 3-12 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 3-13 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 3-14 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 3-15 passage, and it is so enacted.