SRC-JJJ S.B. 1213 76(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1213
76R7987 CAS-DBy: Whitmire
Education
4/19/1999
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, Texas public school teachers lack the explicit authority to
discipline a student verbally or by use of non-corporal punishment without
facing recourse from local or state education officials for such actions.
This fear often results in a teacher's only recourse for an unruly student
is to sending the student to the principal's office.  S.B. 1213would
establish discipline management techniques that a public school teacher may
use. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 1213 establishes discipline management techniques that a
publiic school teacher may use. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Chapter 37A, Education Code, by adding Section 37.0021,
as follows: 

Sec. 37.0021.  OTHER DISCIPLINE MANAGEMENT AUTHORIZED FOR TEACHERS. Sets
forth discipline management techniques which a teacher is authorized to use
under other law and school district policy, in addition to removing a
student from class.  Prohibits certain individuals from disciplining a
teacher in any manner for an action the teacher takes in accordance with
this section.   

SECTION 2.  Provides that this Act applies beginning with the 1999-2000
school year. 

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.
            Effective date: upon passage.