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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of corporal punishment in public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 37.0011, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsection (e) to read |
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as follows: |
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(b) If the board of trustees of an independent school |
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district adopts a policy under Section 37.001(a)(8) under which |
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corporal punishment is permitted as a method of student discipline, |
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a district educator may not use corporal punishment to discipline a |
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student unless: |
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(1) the student's parent or guardian or other person |
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having lawful control over the student has previously provided a |
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written, signed statement permitting [prohibiting] the use of |
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corporal punishment as a method of student discipline; and |
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(2) if the student receives special education services |
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under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, the use of corporal punishment is |
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authorized under the student's individualized education program. |
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(c) To permit [prohibit] the use of corporal punishment as a |
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method of student discipline, each school year a student's parent |
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or guardian or other person having lawful control over the student |
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must provide a separate written, signed statement to the board of |
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trustees of the school district in the manner established by the |
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board. |
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(e) A school district shall report through the district's |
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Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS): |
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(1) whether the board of trustees adopted a policy |
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under Section 37.001(a)(8) under which corporal punishment is |
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permitted as a method of student discipline; and |
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(2) a description, including the manner and |
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circumstances, of each use of corporal punishment as a method of |
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student discipline by a district educator under Subsection (b). |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2021-2022 |
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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, 2021. |