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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of certain disciplinary management practices or |
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behavior management techniques by peace officers employed or |
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commissioned by school districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 37.0021, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (g) and adding Subsection (h) to read as |
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follows: |
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(g) This section and any rules or procedures adopted under |
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this section do not apply to: |
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(1) [a peace officer while performing law enforcement
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duties;
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[(2)] juvenile probation, detention, or corrections |
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personnel; or |
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(2) [(3)] an educational services provider with whom a |
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student is placed by a judicial authority, unless the services are |
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provided in an educational program of a school district. |
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(h) This section and any rules or procedures adopted under |
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this section apply to a peace officer only if the peace officer: |
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(1) is employed or commissioned by a school district; |
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or |
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(2) provides, as a school resource officer, a regular |
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police presence on a school district campus under a memorandum of |
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understanding between the district and a local law enforcement |
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agency. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |