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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring parental consent for the use of corporal |
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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), (c), and (d) and adding Subsection (e) to |
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read 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 use corporal punishment to discipline a |
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student only if [unless] the student's parent or guardian or other |
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person having lawful control over the student has previously |
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provided [a] written, signed consent to [statement prohibiting] the |
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use of corporal punishment as a method of student discipline. |
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(c) To provide consent for [prohibit] the use of corporal |
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punishment as a method of student discipline, [each school year] a |
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student's parent or guardian or other person having lawful control |
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over the student must provide [a] separate written, signed consent |
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[statement] to the board of trustees of the school district in the |
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manner established by the board. Subject to Subsection (e), |
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consent under this subsection is effective until: |
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(1) consent is revoked under Subsection (d); or |
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(2) the student is no longer enrolled in the district. |
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(d) The student's parent or guardian or other person having |
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lawful control over the student may revoke the consent [statement] |
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provided to the board of trustees under Subsection (c) at any time |
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during the school year by submitting a written, signed revocation |
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to the board in the manner established by the board. |
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(e) The board of trustees of a school district may adopt |
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rules requiring a student's parent or guardian or other person |
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having lawful control over the student to renew the consent under |
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Subsection (c) each school year. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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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, 2025. |