BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center C.S.S.B. 1873 89R22201 BCH-F By: Perry; Sparks Education K-16 4/2/2025 Committee Report (Substituted) AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT Chapter 37 of the Education Code allows schools to place students in out-of-school suspension for a maximum of three school days. The statute does not place time limits on in-school suspensions. Therefore, for years, in-school suspensions had no time limits. However, TEA recently mandated that in-school suspensions cannot exceed three days. S.B. 1873 establishes that an in-school suspension is not subject to any time limit. This change simply reverts the law to what schools have been used to for years. This bill does not change the time limits for out-of-school suspensions. (Original Author's/Sponsor's Statement of Intent) C.S.S.B. 1873 amends current law relating to students enrolled in public schools subject to in-school or out-of-school suspension. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 37.005, Education Code, by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (b-1), as follows: (a) Authorizes the principal or other appropriate administrator to suspend a student who engages in conduct identified in the student code of conduct adopted under Section 37.001 (Student Code of Conduct) as conduct for which a student is authorized to be subject to an in-school or out-of-school suspension, rather than for which a student is authorized to be suspended. (b) Prohibits an out-of-school suspension under Section 37.005 (Suspension) from exceeding three school days. Provides that an in-school suspension under this section is not subject to any time limit. Makes a nonsubstantive change. (b-1) Requires a school's placement review committee to review the in-school suspension of a student under this section at least once every fifteen school days after the date the suspension begins to evaluate the educational progress of the student and to determine if continued in-school suspension is appropriate. Requires the committee, if the placement review committee determines that continued in-school suspension is appropriate, to document the determination. SECTION 2. Provides that this Act applies beginning with the 20252026 school year. SECTION 3. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2025.
BILL ANALYSIS
Senate Research Center C.S.S.B. 1873
89R22201 BCH-F By: Perry; Sparks
Education K-16
4/2/2025
Committee Report (Substituted)
Senate Research Center
C.S.S.B. 1873
89R22201 BCH-F
By: Perry; Sparks
Education K-16
4/2/2025
Committee Report (Substituted)
AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
Chapter 37 of the Education Code allows schools to place students in out-of-school suspension for a maximum of three school days. The statute does not place time limits on in-school suspensions. Therefore, for years, in-school suspensions had no time limits. However, TEA recently mandated that in-school suspensions cannot exceed three days.
S.B. 1873 establishes that an in-school suspension is not subject to any time limit. This change simply reverts the law to what schools have been used to for years. This bill does not change the time limits for out-of-school suspensions.
(Original Author's/Sponsor's Statement of Intent)
C.S.S.B. 1873 amends current law relating to students enrolled in public schools subject to in-school or out-of-school suspension.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Section 37.005, Education Code, by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (b-1), as follows:
(a) Authorizes the principal or other appropriate administrator to suspend a student who engages in conduct identified in the student code of conduct adopted under Section 37.001 (Student Code of Conduct) as conduct for which a student is authorized to be subject to an in-school or out-of-school suspension, rather than for which a student is authorized to be suspended.
(b) Prohibits an out-of-school suspension under Section 37.005 (Suspension) from exceeding three school days. Provides that an in-school suspension under this section is not subject to any time limit. Makes a nonsubstantive change.
(b-1) Requires a school's placement review committee to review the in-school suspension of a student under this section at least once every fifteen school days after the date the suspension begins to evaluate the educational progress of the student and to determine if continued in-school suspension is appropriate. Requires the committee, if the placement review committee determines that continued in-school suspension is appropriate, to document the determination.
SECTION 2. Provides that this Act applies beginning with the 20252026 school year.
SECTION 3. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2025.