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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to students enrolled in public schools subject to |
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in-school or out-of-school suspension. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 37.005(a) and (b), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The principal or other appropriate administrator may |
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suspend a student who engages in conduct identified in the student |
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code of conduct adopted under Section 37.001 as conduct for which a |
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student may be subject to an in-school or out-of-school suspension |
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[suspended]. |
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(b) An out-of-school [A] suspension under this section may |
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not exceed three school days. An in-school suspension under this |
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section is not subject to any time limit. |
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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. |