Bill Text: TX HB3400 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to the transfer of certain public school students who are children of peace officers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-05-26 - Placed on intent calendar [HB3400 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB3400-Comm_Sub.html
| By: Paddie (Senate Sponsor - Hughes) | H.B. No. 3400 | |
| (In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2021; | ||
| May 13, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on | ||
| Education; May 24, 2021, reported favorably by the following vote: | ||
| Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 24, 2021, sent to printer.) | ||
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| relating to the transfer of certain public school students who are | ||
| children of peace officers. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 25, Education Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 25.0344 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 25.0344. TRANSFER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE CHILDREN OF | ||
| PEACE OFFICERS. (a) In this section, "peace officer" has the | ||
| meaning assigned by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code. | ||
| (b) On request of a peace officer who is a parent of or | ||
| person standing in parental relation to a student and who | ||
| reasonably fears for the student's safety, the board of trustees of | ||
| a school district or the board's designee shall transfer the | ||
| student to another district campus or to another school district | ||
| under an agreement under Section 25.035. | ||
| (c) A transfer under this section must be to a campus or | ||
| school district, as applicable, agreeable to the peace officer | ||
| making the request. | ||
| (d) A school district is not required to provide | ||
| transportation to a student who transfers to another campus or | ||
| school district under this section. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2021-2022 | ||
| school year. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2021. | ||
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