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TX Educ Code § 37.0151 (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 37.0151. Report to Local Law Enforcement Regarding Certain Conduct Constituting Assault or Harassment; Liability

Sec. 37.0151.  REPORT TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REGARDING CERTAIN CONDUCT CONSTITUTING ASSAULT OR HARASSMENT; LIABILITY.  (a)  The principal of a public primary or secondary school, or a person designated by the principal under Subsection (c), may make a report to any school district police department, if applicable, or 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, after an investigation is completed, the principal has reasonable grounds to believe that a student engaged in conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 22.01 or 42.07(a)(7), Penal Code.(b)  A person who makes a report under this section may include the name and address of each student the person believes may have participated in the conduct.(c)  The principal of a public primary or secondary school may designate a school employee, other than a school counselor, who is under the supervision of the principal to make the report under this section.(d)  A person who is not a school employee but is employed by an entity that contracts with a district or school to use school property is not required to make a report under this section and may not be designated by the principal of a public primary or secondary school to make a report.  A person who voluntarily makes a report under this section is immune from civil or criminal liability.(e)  A person who takes any action under this section is immune from civil or criminal liability or disciplinary action resulting from that action.(f)  Notwithstanding any other law, this section does not create a civil, criminal, or administrative cause of action or liability or create a standard of care, obligation, or duty that provides a basis for a cause of action for an act under this section.(g)  A school district and school personnel and school volunteers are immune from suit resulting from an act under this section, including an act under related policies and procedures.(h)  An act by school personnel or a school volunteer under this section, including an act under related policies and procedures, is the exercise of judgment or discretion on the part of the school personnel or school volunteer and is not considered to be a ministerial act for purposes of liability of the school district or the district's employees.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 522 (S.B. 179), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 37.016 (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 37.016. Report of Drug Offenses; Liability

Sec. 37.016.  REPORT OF DRUG OFFENSES;  LIABILITY.  A teacher, school administrator, or school employee is not liable in civil damages for reporting to a school administrator or governmental authority, in the exercise of professional judgment within the scope of the teacher's, administrator's, or employee's duties, a student whom the teacher suspects of using, passing, or selling, on school property:(1)  marihuana or a controlled substance, as defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code;(2)  a dangerous drug, as defined by Chapter 483, Health and Safety Code;(3)  an abusable glue or aerosol paint, as defined by Chapter 485, Health and Safety Code, or a volatile chemical, as listed in Chapter 484, Health and Safety Code, if the substance is used or sold for the purpose of inhaling its fumes or vapors;  or(4)  an alcoholic beverage, as defined by Section 1.04, Alcoholic Beverage Code.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 37.017 (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 37.017. Destruction of Certain Records

Sec. 37.017.  DESTRUCTION OF CERTAIN RECORDS.  Information received by a school district under Article 15.27, Code of Criminal Procedure, may not be attached to the permanent academic file of the student who is the subject of the report.  The school district shall destroy the information at the end of the school year in which the report was filed.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 37.018 (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 37.018. Information for Educators

Sec. 37.018.  INFORMATION FOR EDUCATORS.  Each school district shall provide each teacher and administrator with a copy of this subchapter and with a copy of the local policy relating to this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 37.0181 (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 37.0181. Professional Development Regarding Disciplinary Procedures

Sec. 37.0181.  PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT REGARDING DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES.  (a)  Each principal or other appropriate administrator who oversees student discipline shall, at least once every three school years, attend professional development training regarding this subchapter, including training relating to the distinction between a discipline management technique used at the principal's discretion under Section 37.002(a) and the discretionary authority of a teacher to remove a disruptive student under Section 37.002(b).(b)  Professional development training under this section may be provided in coordination with regional education service centers through the use of distance learning methods, such as telecommunications networks, and using available agency resources.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 329 (H.B. 1952), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 37.019 (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 37.019. Emergency Placement or Expulsion

Sec. 37.019.  EMERGENCY PLACEMENT OR EXPULSION.  (a)  This subchapter does not prevent the principal or the principal's designee from ordering the immediate placement of a student in a disciplinary alternative education program if the principal or the principal's designee reasonably believes the student's behavior is so unruly, disruptive, or abusive that it seriously interferes with a teacher's ability to communicate effectively with the students in a class, with the ability of the student's classmates to learn, or with the operation of school or a school-sponsored activity.(b)  This subchapter does not prevent the principal or the principal's designee from ordering the immediate expulsion of a student if the principal or the principal's designee reasonably believes that action is necessary to protect persons or property from imminent harm.(c)  At the time of an emergency placement or expulsion, the student shall be given oral notice of the reason for the action.  The reason must be a reason for which placement in a disciplinary alternative education program or expulsion may be made on a nonemergency basis.  Within a reasonable time after the emergency placement or expulsion, but not later than the 10th day after the date of the placement or expulsion, the student shall be accorded the appropriate due process as required under Section 37.009.  If the student subject to the emergency placement or expulsion is a student with disabilities who receives special education services, the emergency placement or expulsion is subject to federal law and regulations and must be consistent with the consequences that would apply under this subchapter to a student without a disability.(d)  A principal or principal's designee is not liable in civil damages for an emergency placement under this section.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 767, Sec. 7, eff. June 13, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1055, Sec. 20, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 37.021 (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 37.021. Opportunity to Complete Courses During In-School and Certain Other Placements

Sec. 37.021.  OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE COURSES DURING IN-SCHOOL AND CERTAIN OTHER PLACEMENTS.  (a)  If a school district removes a student from the regular classroom and places the student in in-school suspension or another setting other than a disciplinary alternative education program, the district shall offer the student the opportunity to complete before the beginning of the next school year each course in which the student was enrolled at the time of the removal.(b)  The district may provide the opportunity to complete courses by any method available, including a correspondence course, distance learning, or summer school.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1055, Sec. 22, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 37.022 (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 37.022. Notice of Disciplinary Action

Sec. 37.022.  NOTICE OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Disciplinary action" means a suspension, expulsion, placement in an alternative education program, or other limitation in enrollment eligibility of a student by a district or school.(2)  "District or school" includes an independent school district, a home-rule school district, a campus or campus program charter holder, or an open-enrollment charter school.(b)  If a district or school takes disciplinary action against a student and the student subsequently enrolls in another district or school before the expiration of the period of disciplinary action, the governing body of the district or school taking the disciplinary action shall provide to the district or school in which the student enrolls, at the same time other records of the student are provided, a copy of the order of disciplinary action.(c)  Subject to Section 37.007(e), the district or school in which the student enrolls may continue the disciplinary action under the terms of the order or may allow the student to attend regular classes without completing the period of disciplinary action.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 631, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.Renumbered from Education Code, Section 37.021 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.001(16), eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Educ Code § 37.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter B. School-Community Guidance Centers|Section 37.051. Establishment

Sec. 37.051.  ESTABLISHMENT.  Each school district may establish a school-community guidance center designed to locate and assist children with problems that interfere with education, including juvenile offenders and children with severe behavioral problems or character disorders.  Each center shall coordinate the efforts of school district personnel, local police departments, school attendance officers, and probation officers in working with students, dropouts, and parents in identifying and correcting factors that adversely affect the education of the children.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 37.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter B. School-Community Guidance Centers|Section 37.052. Cooperative Programs

Sec. 37.052.  COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS.  The board of trustees of a school district may develop cooperative programs with state youth agencies for children found to have engaged in delinquent conduct.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 37.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter B. School-Community Guidance Centers|Section 37.053. Cooperation of Governmental Agencies

Sec. 37.053.  COOPERATION OF GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES.  (a)  Each governmental agency that is concerned with children and that has jurisdiction in the school district shall cooperate with the school-community guidance centers on the request of the superintendent of the district and shall designate a liaison to work with the centers in identifying and correcting problems affecting school-age children in the district.(b)  The governmental agency may establish or finance a school-community guidance center jointly with the school district according to terms approved by the governing body of each entity participating in the joint establishment or financing of the center.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 37.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter B. School-Community Guidance Centers|Section 37.054. Parental Notice, Consent, and Access to Information

Sec. 37.054.  PARENTAL NOTICE, CONSENT, AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION.  (a)  Before a student is admitted to a school-community guidance center, the administrator of the center must notify the student's parent or guardian that the student has been assigned to attend the center.(b)  The notification must include:(1)  the reason that the student has been assigned to the center;(2)  a statement that on request the parent or guardian is entitled to be fully informed in writing of any treatment method or testing program involving the student;  and(3)  a statement that the parent or guardian may request to be advised and to give written, signed consent for any psychological testing or treatment involving the student.(c)  If, after notification, a parent refuses to consent to testing or treatment of the student, the center may not provide any further psychological treatment or testing.(d)  A parent or guardian of a student attending a center is entitled to inspect:(1)  any instructional or guidance material to be used by the student, including teachers' manuals, tapes, and films;  and(2)  the results of any treatment, testing, or guidance method involving the student.(e)  The administrator of the center may set a schedule for inspection of materials that allows reasonable access but does not interfere with the conduct of classes or business activities of the school.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 37.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter B. School-Community Guidance Centers|Section 37.055. Parental Involvement

Sec. 37.055.  PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.  (a)  On admitting a student to a school-community guidance center, a representative of the school district, the student, and the student's parent shall develop an agreement that specifies the responsibilities of the parent and the student.  The agreement must include:(1)  a statement of the student's behavioral and learning objectives;(2)  a requirement that the parent attend specified meetings and conferences for teacher review of the student's progress;  and(3)  the parent's acknowledgement that the parent understands and accepts the responsibilities imposed by the agreement regarding attendance at meetings and conferences and assistance in meeting other objectives, defined by the district, to aid student remediation.(b)  The superintendent of the school district may obtain a court order from a district court in the school district requiring a parent to comply with an agreement made under this section.  A parent who violates a court order issued under this subsection may be punished for contempt of court.(c)  In this section, "parent" includes a legal guardian.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 37.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter B. School-Community Guidance Centers|Section 37.056. Court Supervision

Sec. 37.056.  COURT SUPERVISION.  (a)  In this section, "court" means a juvenile court or alternate juvenile court designated under Chapter 51, Family Code.  The court may delegate responsibility under this section to a referee appointed under Section 51.04, Family Code.(b)  If a representative of the school district, the student, and the parent or guardian for any reason fail to reach an agreement under Section 37.055, the court may, on the request of any party and after a hearing, enter an order establishing the responsibilities and duties of each of the parties as the court considers appropriate.(c)  The court may compel attendance at any hearing held under this section through any legal process, including subpoena and habeas corpus.(d)  If the parties reach an agreement under Section 37.055, and if the written agreement so provides, the court may enter an order that incorporates the terms of the agreement.(e)  Any party who violates an order issued under this section may be punished for contempt of court.(f)  A school district may enter into an agreement to share the costs incurred by a county under this section.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 37.0812 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter C. Law and Order|Section 37.0812. Training Policy: School District Peace Officers and School Resource Officers

Sec. 37.0812.  TRAINING POLICY: SCHOOL DISTRICT PEACE OFFICERS AND SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS.  (a)  A school district peace officer or school resource officer shall complete an active shooter response training program approved by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.(b)  A school district that commissions a school district peace officer or at which a school resource officer provides law enforcement shall adopt a policy requiring the officer to complete the education and training program required by Section 1701.263, Occupations Code.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1258 (H.B. 2684), Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 464 (S.B. 11), Sec. 9, eff. June 6, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1108 (H.B. 2195), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 37.0813 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter C. Law and Order|Section 37.0813. School Marshals: Private Schools

Sec. 37.0813.  SCHOOL MARSHALS:  PRIVATE SCHOOLS.(a)  The governing body of a private school may appoint one or more school marshals.(b)  The governing body of a private school may select for appointment as a school marshal under this section an applicant who is an employee of the school and certified as eligible for appointment under Section 1701.260, Occupations Code.(c)  A school marshal appointed by the governing body of a private school may carry a concealed handgun or possess a handgun on the physical premises of a school, but only in the manner provided by written regulations adopted by the governing body.(d)  Any written regulations adopted for purposes of Subsection (c) must provide that a school marshal may carry a concealed handgun on the school marshal's person or possess the handgun on the physical premises of a school in a locked and secured safe or other locked and secured location.  The written regulations must also require that a handgun carried or possessed by a school marshal may be loaded only with frangible duty ammunition approved for that purpose by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.(e)  A school marshal may use a handgun the school marshal is authorized to carry or possess under this section only under circumstances that would justify the use of deadly force under Section 9.32 or 9.33, Penal Code.(f)  A private school employee's status as a school marshal becomes inactive on:(1)  expiration of the employee's school marshal license under Section 1701.260, Occupations Code;(2)  suspension or revocation of the employee's license to carry a handgun issued under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code;(3)  termination of the employee's employment with the private school; or(4)  notice from the governing body that the employee's services as school marshal are no longer required.(g)  The identity of a school marshal appointed under this section is confidential, except as provided by Section 1701.260(j), Occupations Code, and is not subject to a request under Chapter 552, Government Code.(h)  If a parent or guardian of a student enrolled at a private school inquires in writing, the school shall provide the parent or guardian written notice indicating whether any employee of the school is currently appointed a school marshal.  The notice may not disclose information that is confidential under Subsection (g).(i)  This section does not apply to a school whose students meet the definition provided by Section 29.916(a)(1).|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 988 (H.B. 867), Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 463 (H.B. 1387), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 851 (S.B. 741), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 37.0815 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle G - Safe Schools|Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order|Subchapter C. Law and Order|Section 37.0815. Transportation or Storage of Firearm and Ammunition by License Holder in School Parking Area

Sec. 37.0815.  TRANSPORTATION OR STORAGE OF FIREARM AND AMMUNITION BY LICENSE HOLDER IN SCHOOL PARKING AREA.  (a)  A school district or open-enrollment charter school may not prohibit a person, including a school employee, who holds a license to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, from transporting or storing a handgun or other firearm or ammunition in a locked, privately owned or leased motor vehicle in a parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area provided by the district or charter school and may not regulate the manner in which the handgun, firearm, or ammunition is stored in the vehicle, provided that the handgun, firearm, or ammunition is not in plain view.(b)  This section does not authorize a person to possess, transport, or store a handgun, a firearm, or ammunition in violation of Section 37.125 of this code, Section 46.03, Penal Code, or other law.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 925 (S.B. 1566), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 758 (H.B. 1143), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 809 (H.B. 1927), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2021.|