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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the right of a parent of a public school student to |
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prompt notice of certain disciplinary action taken against the |
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student. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 26, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 26.0082 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 26.0082. RIGHT TO PROMPT NOTICE OF DISCIPLINARY |
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ACTION. (a) A parent is entitled to notice from a school district |
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as provided by this section if the parent's child is removed from |
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class under Section 37.002 or 37.006 or under the student code of |
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conduct adopted under Section 37.001 for placement in a |
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disciplinary alternative education program or under Section 37.007 |
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for expulsion or placement in a juvenile justice alternative |
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education program. A school district shall provide the notice |
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required by this subsection not later than 5 p.m. on the first |
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business day after the day the student is removed from class. |
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(b) A noncustodial parent who has requested notice of |
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disciplinary actions as provided by Section 37.0091 is entitled to |
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notice under Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. Section 26.0082, Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies beginning with the 2007-2008 school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |