87R585 MEW-F
By: Raymond H.B. No. 644
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to consideration by the board of trustees of a school
district of parental complaints regarding student or parent
participation in an extracurricular activity.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 26.011(b), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(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, relating to, or
arising from a student's or parent'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 applies beginning with the 2021-2022
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, 2021.