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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to professional development training for certain public |
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school personnel regarding student disciplinary procedures. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 37, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 37.0181 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 37.0181. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT REGARDING |
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DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES. (a) Each principal or other appropriate |
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administrator who oversees student discipline shall, at least once |
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every three school years, attend professional development training |
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regarding this subchapter, including training relating to the |
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distinction between a discipline management technique used at the |
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principal's discretion under Section 37.002(a) and the |
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discretionary authority of a teacher to remove a disruptive student |
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under Section 37.002(b). |
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(b) Professional development training under this section |
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may be provided in coordination with regional education service |
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centers through the use of distance learning methods, such as |
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telecommunications networks, and using available agency resources. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2013-2014 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |