TITLE: Relating to certain complaints concerning a student's participation in an extracurricular activity.

SUMMARY: Relating to certain complaints concerning a student's participation in an extracurricular activity.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to certain complaints concerning a student's participation in an extracurricular activity. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 26.011, Education Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 26.011. COMPLAINTS. (a) The board of trustees of each school district shall adopt a grievance procedure under which the board shall address each complaint that the board receives concerning violation of a right guaranteed by this chapter. (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 a student'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 takes effect September 1, 2017.