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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to standards for expulsion policies of certain child-care |
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facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 42.0429 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 42.0429. POLICY ON EXPULSION. (a) Each day-care |
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center, group day-care home, and listed or registered family home |
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shall review the facility's policies to determine whether the |
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facility has adopted a policy that addresses procedures for |
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suspending or expelling a child from the facility. |
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(b) If a facility described by Subsection (a) has not |
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adopted an expulsion policy, the facility shall consider adopting a |
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policy that describes the procedures the facility must follow |
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before the facility may suspend or expel a child from the facility |
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and that includes: |
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(1) the procedures facility teachers and other |
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personnel must follow when providing care to a child with |
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behavioral issues; |
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(2) the communications facility personnel must have |
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with the child's family and caregivers; and |
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(3) any referrals facility personnel may make to |
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behavioral health specialists who may be available to address the |
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child's behavioral issues. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |