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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the discipline of public school students who engage in |
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certain conduct. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 37.001, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-2) to read as follows: |
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(b-2) The conditions described by Subsections (a)(2) and |
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(3) must provide that a student may not be expelled or removed to a |
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disciplinary alternative education program for a minor violation of |
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the student code of conduct, including insubordination, disruption |
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to the classroom, the use of offensive or profane language, or a |
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violation related to attendance, dress, or grooming. |
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SECTION 2. Section 37.002(c), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) If a teacher removes a student from class under |
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Subsection (b), the principal may place the student into another |
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appropriate classroom or [,] into in-school suspension [, or into a |
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disciplinary alternative education program as provided by Section |
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37.008]. The principal may not return the student to that teacher's |
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class without the teacher's consent unless the committee |
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established under Section 37.003 determines that such placement is |
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the best or only alternative available. The terms of the removal |
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may prohibit the student from attending or participating in |
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school-sponsored or school-related activity. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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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, 2025. |