| 1 | 1 | | 86R3565 MP-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Allison H.B. No. 3219 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the discipline and behavior management of a public |
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| 8 | 8 | | school student. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 37.0012, Education Code, is amended by |
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| 11 | 11 | | adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (g) If a student violates the student code of conduct |
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| 13 | 13 | | adopted under Section 37.001, the campus behavior coordinator may: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (1) create a behavior contract for the student stating |
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| 15 | 15 | | that appropriate disciplinary action may be taken against the |
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| 16 | 16 | | student as provided by the student code of conduct if the student |
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| 17 | 17 | | continues to engage in the violative behavior; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | (2) require the student and the student's parent or |
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| 19 | 19 | | guardian to sign the contract as a condition of not taking immediate |
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| 20 | 20 | | disciplinary action against the student. |
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| 21 | 21 | | SECTION 2. Section 37.008(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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| 22 | 22 | | read as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | (a) Each school district shall provide a disciplinary |
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| 24 | 24 | | alternative education program that: |
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| 25 | 25 | | (1) is provided in a setting other than a student's |
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| 26 | 26 | | regular classroom; |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2) is located on or off of a regular school campus; |
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| 28 | 28 | | (3) provides for the students who are assigned to the |
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| 29 | 29 | | disciplinary alternative education program to be separated from |
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| 30 | 30 | | students who are not assigned to the program; |
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| 31 | 31 | | (4) focuses on English language arts, mathematics, |
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| 32 | 32 | | science, history, and self-discipline; |
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| 33 | 33 | | (5) provides for students' educational and behavioral |
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| 34 | 34 | | needs, including by administering relevant behavioral assessments; |
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| 35 | 35 | | (6) provides supervision and counseling; and |
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| 36 | 36 | | (7) employs only teachers who meet all certification |
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| 37 | 37 | | requirements established under Subchapter B, Chapter 21. |
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| 38 | 38 | | SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020 |
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| 39 | 39 | | school year. |
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| 40 | 40 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 41 | 41 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 42 | 42 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 43 | 43 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 44 | 44 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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