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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to discipline of a public school student with a disability |
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whose continued presence in the classroom threatens others. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 37.004, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) If the continued presence in the classroom of a |
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student with a disability who receives special education services |
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threatens the safety of other students or the teacher, the teacher |
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may initiate review by the student's admission, review, and |
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dismissal committee of the student's placement or of the student's |
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behavioral intervention plan. |
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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. |