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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement for school districts to report |
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disciplinary actions to the commissioner of education. |
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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 37.0201 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 37.0201. ADDITIONAL REPORTS RELATING TO DISCIPLINARY |
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ACTIONS. (a) In addition to the reports required under Section |
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37.020, a school district shall submit to the commissioner a report |
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that contains each instance in which a student is subject to the |
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following disciplinary actions in the district: |
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(1) the use of corporal punishment as provided by |
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Section 37.0011; |
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(2) removal from class under Section 37.002; |
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(3) the use of restraint or time-out under Section |
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37.0021; |
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(4) placement in an in-school suspension setting; |
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(5) suspension from school; |
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(6) placement in a disciplinary alternative education |
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setting; |
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(7) expulsion from school; and |
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(8) placement in a juvenile justice alternative |
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education program. |
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(b) For each instance in which a student is subject to a |
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disciplinary action under Subsection (a), the report must include |
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information identifying: |
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(1) the age of the student; |
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(2) the sex of the student; |
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(3) the race or ethnicity of the student; and |
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(4) whether the student is eligible for special |
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education services under Section 29.003. |
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(c) A report required under this section may not include |
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personally identifiable student information and must comply with |
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the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. |
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Section 1232g). |
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(d) Each school district shall submit the report required by |
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this section annually in a manner determined by the commissioner. |
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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. |