79R2655 ESH-D

By:  West, Royce                                                  S.B. No. 973



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the right of a parent of a public school student to 
immediate 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 IMMEDIATE NOTICE OF DISCIPLINARY 
ACTION.  (a) A parent is entitled to immediate notice from a school 
district 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.
	(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.