Relating to school district policies on dating violence.
Impact
If enacted, HB 1332 will require all school districts to reassess and potentially overhaul their existing approaches to handling incidents of dating violence. The bill specifies that policies must include clear definitions, protocols for reporting, interim protections for victims, safety planning, and educational initiatives aimed at fostering awareness among students and parents. By instituting these requirements, the bill seeks to create a safer school climate, provide essential resources for student victims, and ensure that schools are better equipped to deal with incidents of dating violence effectively.
Summary
House Bill 1332 aims to enhance and standardize policies regarding dating violence in Texas school districts. This legislation mandates that every school district create and implement a comprehensive dating violence policy by the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year. The bill provides a framework for defining dating violence, and emphasizes the importance of reporting procedures that focus on victim safety, ensuring schools take a proactive stance against such incidents. This policy is an extension of existing laws intended to protect students within the educational environment.
Contention
Discussion around HB 1332 is likely to involve considerations regarding the sufficiency of funding and resources for school districts to implement the required policies successfully. While the objective of enhancing student safety is broadly supported, concerns may arise about the capacity of districts to enforce these mandates, particularly in underfunded areas. Advocates for the bill argue that the importance of student safety and well-being outweighs these concerns, while some critics may question the practicality of enforcing new policies amidst already existing obligations.
Relating to school district policies on dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, sexual abuse, and sexual harassment; providing an administrative penalty.
Relating to a student's eligibility for special education services provided by a school district, including services for dyslexia and related disorders.
Relating to a student's eligibility for special education services provided by a school district, including services for dyslexia and related disorders.
Relating to a student's eligibility for special education services provided by a school district, including services for dyslexia and related disorders.
Relating to primary and secondary education, including the certification, compensation, and health coverage of certain public school employees, the public school finance system, special education in public schools, the establishment of an education savings account program, measures to support the education of public school students that include certain educational grant programs, reading instruction, and early childhood education, the provision of virtual education, and public school accountability.
Relating to the administration of certain assessment instruments, the accountability rating system for assessing campus and district performance, public school career and technology education programs, and an extracurricular and cocurricular allotment under the Foundation School Program.