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TX Educ Code § 37.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter A. Alternative Settings for Behavior Management|Section 37.004. Placement of Students With Disabilities

Sec. 37.004.  PLACEMENT OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.  (a)  The placement of a student with a disability who receives special education services may be made only by a duly constituted admission, review, and dismissal committee.(b)  Any disciplinary action regarding a student with a disability who receives special education services that would constitute a change in placement under federal law may be taken only after the student's admission, review, and dismissal committee conducts a manifestation determination review under 20 U.S.C. Section 1415(k)(4) and its subsequent amendments.  Any disciplinary action regarding the student shall be determined in accordance with federal law and regulations, including laws or regulations requiring the provision of:(1)  functional behavioral assessments;(2)  positive behavioral interventions, strategies, and supports;(3)  behavioral intervention plans;  and(4)  the manifestation determination review.(b-1)  If a school district takes a disciplinary action regarding a student with a disability who receives special education services that constitutes a change in placement under federal law, the district shall:(1)  not later than the 10th school day after the change in placement:(A)  seek consent from the student's parent or person standing in parental relation to the student to conduct a functional behavioral assessment of the student, if a functional behavioral assessment has never been conducted on the student or the student's most recent functional behavioral assessment is more than one year old; and(B)  review any previously conducted functional behavioral assessment of the student and any behavior improvement plan or behavioral intervention plan developed for the student based on that assessment; and(2)  as necessary:(A)  develop a behavior improvement plan or behavioral intervention plan for the student if the student does not have a plan; or(B)  if the student has a behavior improvement plan or behavioral intervention plan, revise the student's plan.(c)  A student with a disability who receives special education services may not be placed in alternative education programs solely for educational purposes.(d)  A teacher in an alternative education program under Section 37.008 who has a special education assignment must hold an appropriate certificate or permit for that assignment.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 767, Sec. 6, eff. June 13, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1225, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 435, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 6.006, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 225 (H.B. 785), Sec. 3, eff. June 4, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 37.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter A. Alternative Settings for Behavior Management|Section 37.005. Suspension

Sec. 37.005.  SUSPENSION.  (a)  The principal or other appropriate administrator may suspend a student who engages in conduct identified in the student code of conduct adopted under Section 37.001 as conduct for which a student may be suspended.(b)  A suspension under this section may not exceed three school days.(c)  A student who is enrolled in a grade level below grade three may not be placed in out-of-school suspension unless while on school property or while attending a school-sponsored or school-related activity on or off of school property, the student engages in:(1)  conduct that contains the elements of an offense related to weapons under Section 46.02 or 46.05, Penal Code;(2)  conduct that contains the elements of a violent offense under Section 22.01, 22.011, 22.02, or 22.021, Penal Code; or(3)  selling, giving, or delivering to another person or possessing, using, or being under the influence of any amount of:(A)  marihuana or a controlled substance, as defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, or by 21 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq.;(B)  a dangerous drug, as defined by Chapter 483, Health and Safety Code; or(C)  an alcoholic beverage, as defined by Section 1.04, Alcoholic Beverage Code.(d)  A school district or open-enrollment charter school may not place a student who is homeless in out-of-school suspension  unless the student engages in conduct described by Subsections (c)(1)-(3) while on school property or while attending a school-sponsored or school-related activity on or off of school property.  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.(e)  A school district shall provide to a student during the period of the student's suspension under this section, regardless of whether the student is placed in in-school or out-of-school suspension, an alternative means of receiving all course work provided in the classes in the foundation curriculum under Section 28.002(a)(1) that the student misses as a result of the suspension.  The district must provide at least one option for receiving the course work that does not require the use of the Internet.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1055, Sec. 8, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 696 (H.B. 674), Sec. 2, eff. June 12, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 479 (H.B. 692), Sec. 1, eff. June 7, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (H.B. 3012), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 37.0051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter A. Alternative Settings for Behavior Management|Section 37.0051. Placement of Students Committing Sexual Assault Against Another Student

Sec. 37.0051.  PLACEMENT OF STUDENTS COMMITTING SEXUAL ASSAULT AGAINST ANOTHER STUDENT.  (a)  As provided by Section 25.0341(b)(2), a student shall be removed from class and placed in a disciplinary alternative education program under Section 37.008 or a juvenile justice alternative education program under Section 37.011.(b)  A limitation imposed by this subchapter on the length of a placement in a disciplinary alternative education program or a juvenile justice alternative education program does not apply to a placement under this section.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 997 (H.B. 308), Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 2005.|
TX Educ Code § 37.0052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter A. Alternative Settings for Behavior Management|Section 37.0052. Placement or Expulsion of Students Who Have Engaged in Certain Bullying Behavior

Sec. 37.0052.  PLACEMENT OR EXPULSION OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE ENGAGED IN CERTAIN BULLYING BEHAVIOR.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Bullying" has the meaning assigned by Section 37.0832.(2)  "Intimate visual material" has the meaning assigned by Section 98B.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.(b)  A student may be removed from class and placed in a disciplinary alternative education program as provided by Section 37.008 or expelled if the student:(1)  engages in bullying that encourages a student to commit or attempt to commit suicide;(2)  incites violence against a student through group bullying; or(3)  releases or threatens to release intimate visual material of a minor or a student who is 18 years of age or older without the student's consent.(c)  Nothing in this section exempts a school from reporting a finding of intimate visual material of a minor.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 522 (S.B. 179), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 37.0061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter A. Alternative Settings for Behavior Management|Section 37.0061. Funding for Alternative Education Services in Juvenile Residential Facilities

Sec. 37.0061.  FUNDING FOR ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SERVICES IN JUVENILE RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES.  A school district that provides education services to pre-adjudicated and post-adjudicated students who are confined by court order in a juvenile residential facility operated by a juvenile board is entitled to count such students in the district's average daily attendance for purposes of receipt of state funds under the Foundation School Program. If the district has a local revenue level greater than the guaranteed local revenue level but less than the level established under Section 48.257, the district in which the student is enrolled on the date a court orders the student to be confined to a juvenile residential facility shall transfer to the district providing education services an amount equal to the difference between the average Foundation School Program costs per student of the district providing education services and the sum of the state aid and the money from the available school fund received by the district that is attributable to the student for the portion of the school year for which the district provides education services to the student.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1015, Sec. 4, eff. June 19, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 3.041, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 37.0062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter A. Alternative Settings for Behavior Management|Section 37.0062. Instructional Requirements for Alternative Education Services in Juvenile Residential Facilities

Sec. 37.0062.  INSTRUCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SERVICES IN JUVENILE RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES.  (a)  The commissioner shall determine the instructional requirements for education services provided by a school district or open-enrollment charter school in a pre-adjudication secure detention facility or a post-adjudication secure correctional facility operated by a juvenile board or a post-adjudication secure correctional facility operated under contract with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, including requirements relating to:(1)  the length of the school day;(2)  the number of days of instruction provided to students each school year; and(3)  the curriculum of the educational program.(b)  The commissioner shall coordinate with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department in determining the instructional requirements for education services provided under Subsection (a):(1)  in a pre-adjudication secure detention facility or a post-adjudication secure correctional facility operated by a juvenile board; and(2)  in a post-adjudication secure correctional facility operated under contract with the department.(c)  The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to administer this section.  The rules must ensure that:(1)  a student who receives education services in a pre-adjudication secure detention facility described by this section is offered courses that enable the student to maintain progress toward completing high school graduation requirements; and(2)  a student who receives education services in a post-adjudication secure correctional facility described by this section is offered, at a minimum, the courses necessary to enable the student to complete high school graduation requirements.(d)  The Texas Juvenile Justice Department shall coordinate with the commissioner in establishing standards for:(1)  ensuring security in the provision of education services in the facilities; and(2)  providing children in the custody of the facilities access to education services.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 615 (H.B. 425), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 37.0082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter A. Alternative Settings for Behavior Management|Section 37.0082. Assessment of Academic Growth of Students in Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs

Sec. 37.0082.  ASSESSMENT OF ACADEMIC GROWTH OF STUDENTS IN DISCIPLINARY ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS.  (a)  To assess a student's academic growth during placement in a disciplinary alternative education program, a school district shall administer to a student placed in a program for a period of 90 school days or longer an assessment instrument approved by the commissioner for that purpose.  The instrument shall be administered:(1)  initially on placement of the student in the program; and(2)  subsequently on the date of the student's departure from the program, or as near that date as possible.(b)  The assessment instrument required by this section:(1)  must be designed to assess at least a student's basic skills in reading and mathematics;(2)  may be:(A)  comparable to any assessment instrument generally administered to students placed in juvenile justice alternative education programs for a similar purpose; or(B)  based on an appropriate alternative assessment instrument developed by the agency to measure student academic growth; and(3)  is in addition to the assessment instruments required to be administered under Chapter 39.(c)  The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1240 (H.B. 2532), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 37.0091 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter A. Alternative Settings for Behavior Management|Section 37.0091. Notice to Noncustodial Parent

Sec. 37.0091.  NOTICE TO NONCUSTODIAL PARENT.  (a)  A noncustodial parent may request in writing that a school district or school, for the remainder of the school year in which the request is received, provide that parent with a copy of any written notification relating to student misconduct under Section 37.006 or 37.007 that is generally provided by the district or school to a student's parent or guardian.(b)  A school district or school may not unreasonably deny a request authorized by Subsection (a).(c)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a school district or school shall comply with any applicable court order of which the district or school has knowledge.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1055, Sec. 14, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 37.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter A. Alternative Settings for Behavior Management|Section 37.012. Funding of Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Programs

Sec. 37.012.  FUNDING OF JUVENILE JUSTICE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS.  (a)  Subject to Section 37.011(n), the school district in which a student is enrolled on the date the student is expelled for conduct for which expulsion is permitted but not required under Section 37.007 shall, if the student is served by the juvenile justice alternative education program, provide funding to the juvenile board for the portion of the school year for which the juvenile justice alternative education program provides educational services in an amount determined by the memorandum of understanding under Section 37.011(k)(2).(b)  Funds received under this section must be expended on juvenile justice alternative education programs.(c)  The Office of State-Federal Relations shall assist a local juvenile probation department in identifying additional state or federal funds to assist local juvenile probation departments conducting educational or job training programs within juvenile justice alternative education programs.(d)  A school district is not required to provide funding to a juvenile board for a student who is assigned by a court to a juvenile justice alternative education program but who has not been expelled.(e)  Except as otherwise authorized by law, a juvenile justice alternative education program may not require a student or the parent or guardian of a student to pay any fee, including an entrance fee or supply fee, for participating in the program.(f)  Notwithstanding any other law, for purposes of any budget reductions requested by the Legislative Budget Board or the governor, any money received by a local juvenile probation department or appropriated to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department for purposes of operating a juvenile justice alternative education program is considered to be part of the foundation school program and is not subject to those budget reductions.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1015, Sec. 10, eff. June 19, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1055, Sec. 17, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 964 (H.B. 1687), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 489 (H.B. 3456), Sec. 5, eff. June 14, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 37.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter A. Alternative Settings for Behavior Management|Section 37.013. Coordination Between School Districts and Juvenile Boards

Sec. 37.013.  COORDINATION BETWEEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND JUVENILE BOARDS.  The board of trustees of the school district or the board's designee shall at the call of the president of the board of trustees regularly meet with the juvenile board for the county in which the district's central administrative office is located or the juvenile board's designee concerning supervision and rehabilitative services appropriate for expelled students and students assigned to disciplinary alternative education programs.  Matters for discussion shall include service by probation officers at the disciplinary alternative education program site, recruitment of volunteers to serve as mentors and provide tutoring services, and coordination with other social service agencies.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1055, Sec. 18, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 37.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter A. Alternative Settings for Behavior Management|Section 37.014. Court-Related Children--Liaison Officers

Sec. 37.014.  COURT-RELATED CHILDREN--LIAISON OFFICERS.  Each school district shall appoint at least one educator to act as liaison officer for court-related children who are enrolled in the district.  The liaison officer shall provide counselling and services for each court-related child and the child's parents to establish or reestablish normal attendance and progress of the child in the school.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 37.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter A. Alternative Settings for Behavior Management|Section 37.015. Reports to Local Law Enforcement; Liability

Sec. 37.015.  REPORTS TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT;  LIABILITY.  (a)  The principal of a public or private primary or secondary school, or a person designated by the principal under Subsection (d), shall notify any school district police department and the police department of the municipality in which the school is located or, if the school is not in a municipality, the sheriff of the county in which the school is located if the principal has reasonable grounds to believe that any of the following activities occur in school, on school property, or at a school-sponsored or school-related activity on or off school property, whether or not the activity is investigated by school security officers:(1)  conduct that may constitute an offense listed under Section 508.149, Government Code;(2)  deadly conduct under Section 22.05, Penal Code;(3)  a terroristic threat under Section 22.07, Penal Code;(4)  the use, sale, or possession of a controlled substance, drug paraphernalia, or marihuana under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code;(5)  the possession of any of the weapons or devices listed under Sections 46.01(1)-(14) or Section 46.01(16), Penal Code;(6)  conduct that may constitute a criminal offense under Section 71.02, Penal Code;  or(7)  conduct that may constitute a criminal offense for which a student may be expelled under Section 37.007(a), (d), or (e).(b)  A person who makes a notification under this section shall include the name and address of each student the person believes may have participated in the activity.(c)  A notification is not required under Subsection (a) if the person reasonably believes that the activity does not constitute a criminal offense.(d)  The principal of a public or private primary or secondary school may designate a school employee who is under the supervision of the principal to make the reports required by this section.(e)  The person who makes the notification required under Subsection (a) shall also notify each instructional or support employee of the school who has regular contact with a student whose conduct is the subject of the notice.(f)  A person is not liable in civil damages for reporting in good faith as required by this section.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.05, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1055, Sec. 19, eff. June 20, 2003.|