Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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1	1	89R3157 RDR-D
2	2	By: Shaheen H.B. No. 1141
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the suspension of certain public school students and to
10	10	the repeal of the positive behavior program for public schools.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. Section 29.934(d), Education Code, is amended to
13	13	read as follows:
14	14	(d) To be designated as a resource campus, the campus must:
15	15	(1) implement a targeted improvement plan as described
16	16	by Chapter 39A and establish a school community partnership team;
17	17	(2) adopt an accelerated campus excellence turnaround
18	18	plan as provided by Section 39A.105(b) except that a classroom
19	19	teacher who satisfies the requirements for demonstrated
20	20	instructional effectiveness under Section 39A.105(b)(3) must also
21	21	hold a current designation assigned under Section 21.3521;
22	22	(3) be in a school district that has adopted an
23	23	approved local optional teacher designation system under Section
24	24	21.3521;
25	25	(4) satisfy certain staff criteria by:
26	26	(A) requiring a principal or teacher employed at
27	27	the campus before the designation to apply for a position to
28	28	continue at the campus;
29	29	(B) employing only teachers who have at least
30	30	three years of teaching experience;
31	31	(C) employing at least one school counselor for
32	32	every 300 students; and
33	33	(D) employing at least one appropriately
34	34	licensed professional to assist with the social and emotional needs
35	35	of students and staff, who must be a:
36	36	(i) family and community liaison;
37	37	(ii) clinical social worker;
38	38	(iii) specialist in school psychology; or
39	39	(iv) professional counselor;
40	40	(5) [implement a positive behavior program as provided
41	41	by Section 37.0013;
42	42	[(6)] implement a family engagement plan as described
43	43	by Section 29.168;
44	44	(6) [(7)] develop and implement a plan to use high
45	45	quality instructional materials;
46	46	(7) [(8)] if the campus is an elementary campus,
47	47	operate the campus for a school year that qualifies for funding
48	48	under Section 48.0051; and
49	49	(8) [(9)] annually submit to the commissioner data and
50	50	information required by the commissioner to assess fidelity of
51	51	implementation.
52	52	SECTION 2. Section 37.005, Education Code, is amended by
53	53	amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsections (d-1) and (f) to
54	54	read as follows:
55	55	(d) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may
56	56	not place a student who is homeless in out-of-school suspension
57	57	unless the student engages in the following conduct [described by
58	58	Subsections (c)(1)-(3)] while on school property or while attending
59	59	a school-sponsored or school-related activity on or off of school
60	60	property:
61	61	(1) conduct that contains the elements of an offense
62	62	related to weapons under Section 46.02 or 46.05, Penal Code;
63	63	(2) conduct that contains the elements of a violent
64	64	offense under Section 22.01, 22.011, 22.02, or 22.021, Penal Code;
65	65	or
66	66	(3) selling, giving, or delivering to another person
67	67	or possessing, using, or being under the influence of any amount of:
68	68	(A) marihuana or a controlled substance, as
69	69	defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, or by 21 U.S.C.
70	70	Section 801 et seq.;
71	71	(B) a dangerous drug, as defined by Chapter 483,
72	72	Health and Safety Code; or
73	73	(C) an alcoholic beverage, as defined by Section
74	74	1.04, Alcoholic Beverage Code.
75	75	(d-1) The campus behavior coordinator may coordinate with
76	76	the school district's homeless education liaison to identify
77	77	appropriate alternatives to out-of-school suspension for a student
78	78	who is homeless. [In this subsection, "student who is homeless"
79	79	has the meaning assigned to the term "homeless children and youths"
80	80	under 42 U.S.C. Section 11434a.]
81	81	(f) In this section, "student who is homeless" has the
82	82	meaning assigned to the term "homeless children and youths" under
83	83	42 U.S.C. Section 11434a.
84	84	SECTION 3. The following provisions of the Education Code
85	85	are repealed:
86	86	(1) Section 37.0013; and
87	87	(2) Section 37.005(c).
88	88	SECTION 4. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026
89	89	school year.
90	90	SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
91	91	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
92	92	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
93	93	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
94	94	Act takes effect September 1, 2025.