Texas 2019 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2074 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/20/2019

                    86R9010 SOS-D
 By: Wu H.B. No. 2074


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to prohibiting a public school counselor from being
 required to act in a disciplinary capacity in certain
 circumstances.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 33.006, Education Code, is amended by
 adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
 (d)  A school counselor may not be required to assume a
 disciplinary role at a school, or to otherwise be assigned a duty
 involving student discipline that is inconsistent with the
 counselor's primary responsibility under Subsection (a) and
 additional responsibilities under this section.  This subsection
 does not prohibit a school counselor from serving on a committee to
 review a student's placement in an alternative education program
 under Section 37.306.
 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, 2019.