79R11510 ESH-D
By: Olivo H.B. No. 623
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 623:
By: Delisi C.S.H.B. No. 623
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the right of a parent of a public school student to
prompt notice of certain disciplinary action taken against the
student.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 26, Education Code, is amended by adding
Section 26.0083 to read as follows:
Sec. 26.0083. RIGHT TO PROMPT NOTICE OF DISCIPLINARY
ACTION. (a) A parent is entitled to notice from a school district
as provided by this section if the parent's child is removed from
class under Section 37.006 for placement in a disciplinary
alternative education program or under Section 37.007 for expulsion
or placement in a juvenile justice alternative education program.
A school district shall provide the notice required by this
subsection not later than 5 p.m. on the first business day after the
day the student is removed from class.
(b) A noncustodial parent who has requested notice of
disciplinary actions as provided by Section 37.0091 is entitled to
notice under Subsection (a).
SECTION 2. Section 26.0083, Education Code, as added by
this Act, applies beginning with the 2005-2006 school year.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.