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Floor Packet Page No. 226
Amend CSHB 2 as follows:
(1) On page 76, add the following text between lines 14 and
15:
SECTION 2C.07. Subchapter Z, Chapter 25, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 25.902 to read as follows:
Sec. 25.902. CONTACT BETWEEN STUDENT WHO COMMITS ASSAULT AND
STUDENT VICTIM. (a) This section applies only to:
(1) a student who:
(A) has been convicted of an offense described by
Section 37.006(a)(2)(B) or 37.007(a)(2)(A);
(B) has been found by a court to have engaged in
delinquent conduct on the basis of conduct described by Section
37.006(a)(2)(B) or 37.007(a)(2)(A); or
(C) has been accused of committing an offense
described by Section 37.006(a)(2)(B) or 37.007(a)(2)(A) or of
engaging in conduct that contains the elements of such an offense,
and has had a protective order issued against the student in
connection with the alleged offense or conduct; and
(2) a student who is the victim of conduct described by
Subdivision (1).
(b) A student who is a victim to whom Subsection (a)(2)
applies who is assigned to the same campus as the student who
committed the offense or engaged in the conduct may notify a
counselor at the campus, or in the student's school district if the
campus does not have a counselor, of the offense or other conduct
and request that the counselor attempt to ensure limited contact
between the victim and the other student in the manner provided by
Subsection (c).
(c) For purposes of this subsection, "parent" includes a
person standing in a parental relation. On receiving a request
under Subsection (b) from a student who is a victim, the counselor
shall suggest to the parent of the student who committed the offense
or engaged in the conduct that the parent attempt to transfer the
student to or enroll the student in another school. If the
student's parent refuses or is unable to transfer the student to or
enroll the student in another school, the counselor shall develop a
plan for ensuring that the student and the student who is the victim
have limited contact during the school day and during any
extracurricular activities. The counselor shall coordinate with
the parent of the student who committed the offense or engaged in
the conduct and the parent of the victim separately in developing
the plan.
(d) The counselor shall continue to serve as a resource to
both students. The counselor cannot be held responsible for either
student's violation of the plan. If a violation of a protective
order occurs, the counselor should advise the victim to contact the
office of the district attorney.