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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the reporting of information by a school district |
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relating to certain offenses committed by certain students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 37, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 37.023 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 37.023. REPORTS RELATING TO CERTAIN OFFENSES COMMITTED |
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BY CERTAIN STUDENTS. (a) In the manner required by the |
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commissioner and subject to Subsection (b), each school district |
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shall annually report to the commissioner information relating to |
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each offense that does not involve the use of a weapon: |
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(1) committed during school hours on school property |
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by a student who is younger than 12 years of age; and |
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(2) for which the student receives a citation. |
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(b) Conduct that must be reported under Subsection (a) |
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includes only conduct that: |
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(1) is not harassment as defined by Section 37.001; |
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(2) occurs between two students; |
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(3) is not violent; |
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(4) involves open-handed physical contact; and |
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(5) is not intended to cause harm and is playful. |
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(c) The report required under Subsection (a) must include: |
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(1) the offense committed by the student; |
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(2) the age and sex of the student; |
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(3) the race or ethnicity of the student; |
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(4) the grade level of the student; and |
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(5) the campus to which the student is assigned. |
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(d) The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement |
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this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2013-2014 |
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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, 2013. |