86R5686 JES-F
By: White, Wu H.B. No. 692
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the suspension of a student who is homeless from public
school.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 37.005, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) A student who is homeless may not be placed in
out-of-school suspension. The campus behavior coordinator may
coordinate with the school district's homeless education liaison to
identify appropriate alternatives to out-of-school suspension for
a student who is homeless. In this subsection, "student who is
homeless" has the meaning assigned to the term "homeless children
and youths" under 42 U.S.C. Section 11434a.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020
school year.
SECTION 3. 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.