By: King of Uvalde H.B. No. 1669
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain complaints concerning a student's
participation in an extracurricular activity.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 26.011, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 26.011. COMPLAINTS. (a) The board of trustees of each
school district shall adopt a grievance procedure under which the
board shall address each complaint that the board receives
concerning violation of a right guaranteed by this chapter.
(b) The board of trustees of a school district is not
required by Subsection (a) or Section 11.1511(b)(13) to address a
complaint that the board receives concerning a student's
participation in an extracurricular activity that does not involve
a violation of a right guaranteed by this chapter. This subsection
does not affect a claim brought by a parent under the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.) or
a successor federal statute addressing special education services
for a child with a disability.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.