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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to consideration by the board of trustees of a school |
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district of parental complaints concerning student participation |
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in extracurricular activities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 26.011, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 26.011. COMPLAINTS. (a) The board of trustees of each |
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school district shall adopt a grievance procedure under which the |
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board shall address each complaint that the board receives |
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concerning violation of a right guaranteed by this chapter. |
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(b) The board of trustees of a school district is not |
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required by Subsection (a) or Section 11.1511(b)(13) to address a |
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complaint that the board receives concerning a student's |
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participation in an extracurricular activity that does not involve |
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a violation of a right guaranteed by this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2015-2016 |
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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, 2015. |