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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the notice to the parent or other person having lawful |
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control of a public school student concerning the student's class |
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performance. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.022(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The board of trustees of each school district shall |
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adopt a policy that: |
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(1) provides for a conference between parents and |
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teachers; |
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(2) requires the district, at least once every 12 |
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weeks, to give written notice to a parent of: |
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(A) a student's performance in each class or |
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subject; and |
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(B) the number of students that, on the last day |
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of the period for which the notice is given, were enrolled in each |
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of the student's classes, including the class for a particular |
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subject; and |
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(3) requires the district, at least once every three |
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weeks, or during the fourth week of each nine-week grading period, |
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to give written notice to a parent [or legal guardian] of: |
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(A) a student's performance in a subject included |
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in the foundation curriculum under Section 28.002(a)(1) if the |
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student's performance in the subject is consistently |
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unsatisfactory, as determined by the district; and |
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(B) the number of students that, on the last day |
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of the period for which the notice is given, were enrolled in the |
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student's class for the subject for which the notice is given. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018 |
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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, 2017. |