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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to school discipline. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 37.143, Education Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A peace officer may not issue a citation to a child who is |
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alleged to have committed a school offense. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2023. |