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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to written notice to parents of certain amendments to |
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school district student codes of conduct. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 37.001(d), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) Each school year, a school district shall provide |
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parents notice of and information regarding the student code of |
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conduct. As part of or in addition to the annual notice, the |
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district shall provide parents written notice and information |
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regarding any change or amendment to the student code of conduct as |
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soon as practicable after the change or amendment is adopted if the |
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change or amendment could result in: |
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(1) a student's suspension from school, removal from |
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class and placement in a disciplinary alternative education center, |
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or expulsion under this chapter; |
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(2) a finding under Section 54.03, Family Code, that |
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the student has engaged in conduct indicating a need for |
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supervision; or |
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(3) the imposition of a criminal penalty. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2009-2010 |
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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, 2009. |