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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to referral of public school students to law enforcement |
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officials for violations of an independent school district student |
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code of conduct. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 37, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 37.023 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 37.023. LIMITATION ON REFERRAL TO LAW ENFORCEMENT |
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OFFICIAL FOR VIOLATION OF STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT. A school |
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administrator may not refer a student to a law enforcement official |
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on the basis of conduct by the student that violates the school |
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district's student code of conduct but that the administrator knows |
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or has reason to know is not a criminal offense. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2009. |