Amend HB 171 (Senate committee printing) by adding the 
following appropriately numbered SECTION and renumbering 
subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Subchapter A, Chapter 37, Education Code, is 
amended by adding Section 37.0181 to read as follows:
	Sec. 37.0181.  STAFF DEVELOPMENT REGARDING DISCIPLINARY 
PROCEDURES.  (a)  Each principal or other appropriate administrator 
who oversees student discipline shall, at least once every three 
years, attend staff development training regarding this subchapter 
that includes information relating to the distinction between a 
discipline management technique used at the principal's discretion 
under Section 37.002(a) and the discretionary authority of a 
teacher to remove a disruptive student under Section 37.002(b).
	(b)  Staff development training under this section may be 
provided in coordination with regional education service centers 
through the use of distance learning methods, such as 
telecommunications networks, and using available agency resources.