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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a disciplinary proceeding for a professional employee |
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of a school district based on the employee's use of physical force |
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against a student. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 22.0512(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A professional employee of a school district may not be |
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subject to disciplinary proceedings for the employee's objectively |
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reasonable use of physical force against a student to the extent |
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justified under Section 9.62, Penal Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies only to a school district |
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employee disciplinary proceeding for conduct that occurs on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. A school district employee |
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disciplinary proceeding for conduct that occurs before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the conduct occurs, and that law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |