SRC-JEC H.B. 567 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 567
78R3943 SLO-DBy: Berman (Deuell)
Education
5/7/2003
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, a student may not be expelled from a public school for an
offense committed off of school property or at a non-school-related event.
H.B. 567 allows a public school to expel a student who assaults, murders,
or attempts to murder another student, even if the event took place off
campus. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

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

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 37.007(b), Education Code, to authorize the
expulsion of a student if the student engages in conduct that contains the
elements of any offense listed in Subsection (a)(2)(A) or (C) (relating to
aggravated assault, sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, murder,
capital murder, or criminal attempt to commit murder or capital murder)
against another student, without regard to whether the conduct occurs on
or off of school property or while attending a school-sponsored or
school-related activity on or off of school property. 

SECTION 2.  Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.  Effective date:  upon passage or September 1, 2003.