Amend CSHB 6 on third reading as follows:
(1) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber the remaining SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 37.002, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (b-2) to read as follows:
(b-2) After removal of a student from the classroom under Section 37.002, on the student's return to the classroom the teacher shall:
(1) employ appropriate classroom management techniques that can reasonably be expected to improve the student's behavior; and
(2) document the student's behavior the teacher determines either:
(A) repeatedly interferes with the teacher's ability to communicate effectively with the students in the class or with the ability of the student's classmates to learn; or
(B) is so unruly, disruptive, or abusive it seriously interferes with the teacher's ability to communicate effectively with the students in the class or with the ability of the student's classmates to learn.
(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Section 12.111(a)(5), Education Code, strike "discipline history,".
(3) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Section 12.111(a)(5)(A), Education Code, strike "is currently".
(4) In SECTION 1 of the bill, strike amended Sections 12.111(a)(5)(A)(i) and (ii) and substitute the following:
(i) has engaged in conduct outlined in Section 37.006 related to placement in a disciplinary alternative education program or a juvenile justice alternative education program;
(ii) has engaged in conduct outlined in Section 37.007 related to expulsion; or
(iii) has been convicted of a criminal offense or has a juvenile court adjudication [has a documented history of a criminal offense, a juvenile court adjudication, or discipline problems under Subchapter A, Chapter 37]; and
(5) In the SECTION of the bill amending Section 37.005, Education Code, strike added Subsection (c-1).
(6) In the SECTION of the bill adding Section 37.0083, Education Code, add the following:
(a-1) If the board of trustees of a school district, the board's designee, or a juvenile court places a student in a virtual disciplinary alternative education program under this section, the school district shall ensure that the student has suitable home computer equipment and Internet access and provide the computer equipment and Internet access if necessary.
(7) In the SECTION of the bill adding Section 37.1151, Education Code, insert the following appropriately lettered subsection and reletter the remaining subsections accordingly:
(____) Before the expiration of an order issued under Subsection (d) for a student enrolled in the school district's special education program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, the school district shall seek consent from the student's parent or person standing in parental relation to conduct a functional behavioral assessment of the student by a licensed specialist in school psychology, a licensed behavior analyst, or a behavior specialist.