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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to school district requirements regarding parental |
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notification and documentation in connection with disciplinary |
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alternative education programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 37.008, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (l-1) to read as follows: |
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(l-1) A school district shall provide the parents of a |
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student removed to a disciplinary alternative education program |
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with written notice of the district's obligation under Subsection |
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(l) to provide the student with an opportunity to complete |
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coursework required for graduation. The notice must: |
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(1) include information regarding all methods |
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available for completing the coursework; and |
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(2) state that the methods are available at no cost to |
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the student. |
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SECTION 2. Section 37.009, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) A school principal or other appropriate administrator |
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shall prepare and maintain documentation regarding each conference |
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held under Subsection (a). The documentation must: |
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(1) indicate the date and time the conference was |
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held; |
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(2) identify: |
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(A) each person who attended the conference by |
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name and profession; and |
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(B) each person who failed to attend the |
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conference after being requested to attend, including the reason |
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for the failure to attend, if known; and |
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(3) state the outcome of the conference. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2009-2010 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |