81R657 PAM-D
By: Dutton H.B. No. 901
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to referral of public school students to law enforcement
officials for violations of an independent school district student
code of conduct.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 37, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 37.023 to read as follows:
Sec. 37.023. LIMITATION ON REFERRAL TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIAL FOR VIOLATION OF STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT. A school
administrator may not refer a student to a law enforcement official
on the basis of conduct by the student that violates the school
district's student code of conduct but that the administrator knows
or has reason to know is not a criminal offense.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.