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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to school district reporting of students placed in |
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disciplinary alternative education programs or expelled from |
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school. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 37.020, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read |
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as follows: |
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(b) For each placement in a disciplinary alternative |
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education program established under Section 37.008, the district |
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shall report: |
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(1) information identifying the student, including |
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the student's race, sex, and date of birth, that will enable the |
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agency to compare placement data with information collected through |
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other reports; |
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(2) information indicating whether the student was |
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enrolled in a special education program under Subchapter A, Chapter |
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29, at the time of the placement; |
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(3) information indicating whether the placement was |
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based on: |
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(A) conduct violating the student code of conduct |
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adopted under Section 37.001; |
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(B) conduct for which a student may be removed |
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from class under Section 37.002(b); |
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(C) conduct for which placement in a disciplinary |
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alternative education program is required by Section 37.006; or |
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(D) conduct occurring while a student was |
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enrolled in another district and for which placement in a |
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disciplinary alternative education program is permitted by Section |
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37.008(j); |
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(4) [(3)] the number of full or partial days the |
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student was assigned to the program and the number of full or |
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partial days the student attended the program; and |
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(5) [(4)] the number of placements that were |
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inconsistent with the guidelines included in the student code of |
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conduct under Section 37.001(a)(5). |
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(c) For each expulsion under Section 37.007, the district |
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shall report: |
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(1) information identifying the student, including |
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the student's race, sex, and date of birth, that will enable the |
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agency to compare placement data with information collected through |
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other reports; |
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(2) information indicating whether the student was |
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enrolled in a special education program under Subchapter A, Chapter |
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29, at the time of the expulsion; |
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(3) information indicating whether the expulsion was |
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based on: |
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(A) conduct for which expulsion is required under |
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Section 37.007, including information specifically indicating |
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whether a student was expelled on the basis of Section 37.007(e); or |
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(B) conduct for which expulsion is permitted |
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under Section 37.007; |
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(4) [(3)] the number of full or partial days the |
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student was expelled; |
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(5) [(4)] information indicating whether: |
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(A) the student was placed in a juvenile justice |
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alternative education program under Section 37.011; |
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(B) the student was placed in a disciplinary |
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alternative education program; or |
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(C) the student was not placed in a juvenile |
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justice or other disciplinary alternative education program; and |
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(6) [(5)] the number of expulsions that were |
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inconsistent with the guidelines included in the student code of |
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conduct under Section 37.001(a)(5). |
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(d) For each circumstance in which a student engages in |
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conduct for which the student is subject to expulsion under Section |
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37.007(a), (d), or (e), but in which the district does not expel the |
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student because the student's incarceration or other circumstance |
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prevents the district from taking that action, the district shall |
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report information: |
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(1) identifying the student, including the student's |
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race, sex, and date of birth; |
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(2) indicating whether the student was enrolled in a |
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special education program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, at the |
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time of the conduct; |
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(3) describing the conduct in which the student |
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engaged; and |
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(4) specifying the incarceration or other disposition |
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that resulted from the student's conduct. |
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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. |