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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the discipline and behavior management of a public |
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school student. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 37.0012, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(g) If a student violates the student code of conduct |
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adopted under Section 37.001, the campus behavior coordinator may: |
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(1) create a behavior contract for the student stating |
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that appropriate disciplinary action may be taken against the |
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student as provided by the student code of conduct if the student |
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continues to engage in the violative behavior; and |
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(2) require the student and the student's parent or |
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guardian to sign the contract as a condition of not taking immediate |
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disciplinary action against the student. |
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SECTION 2. Section 37.008(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Each school district shall provide a disciplinary |
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alternative education program that: |
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(1) is provided in a setting other than a student's |
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regular classroom; |
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(2) is located on or off of a regular school campus; |
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(3) provides for the students who are assigned to the |
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disciplinary alternative education program to be separated from |
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students who are not assigned to the program; |
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(4) focuses on English language arts, mathematics, |
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science, history, and self-discipline; |
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(5) provides for students' educational and behavioral |
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needs, including by administering relevant behavioral assessments; |
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(6) provides supervision and counseling; and |
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(7) employs only teachers who meet all certification |
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requirements established under Subchapter B, Chapter 21. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2019. |