Texas § ED.37.020 - REPORTS RELATING TO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS, EXPULSIONS, AND DISCIPLINARY ALTER
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§ ED.37.020. REPORTS RELATING TO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS, EXPULSIONS, AND DISCIPLINARY ALTER
REPORTS RELATING TO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS, EXPULSIONS, AND DISCIPLINARY ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM PLACEMENTS. (a) In the manner required by the commissioner, each school district shall annually report to the commissioner the information required by this section. (b) For each placement in a disciplinary alternative education program established under Section 37.008 , the district shall report: (1) information identifying the student, including the student's race, sex, and date of birth, that will enable the agency to compare placement data with information collected through other reports; (2) information indicating whether the placement was based on: (A) conduct violating the student code of conduct adopted under Section 37.001 ; (B) conduct for which a student may be removed from class under Section 37.002 (b); (C) conduct for which placement in a disciplinary alternative education program is required by Section 37.006 ; or (D) conduct occurring while a student was enrolled in another district and for which placement in a disciplinary alternative education program is permitted by Section 37.008 (j); (3) the number of full or partial days the student was assigned to the program and the number of full or partial days the student attended the program; and (4) the number of placements that were inconsistent with the guidelines included in the student code of conduct under Section 37.001 (a)(5). (c) For each expulsion under Section 37.007 , the district shall report: (1) information identifying the student, including the student's race, sex, and date of birth, that will enable the agency to compare placement data with information collected through other reports; (2) information indicating whether the expulsion was based on: (A) conduct for which expulsion is required under Section 37.007 , including information specifically indicating whether a student was expelled on the basis of Section 37.007 (e); or (B) conduct for which expulsion is permitted under Section 37.007 ; (3) the number of full or partial days the student was expelled; (4) information indicating whether: (A) the student was placed in a juvenile justice alternative education program under Section 37.011 ; (B) the student was placed in a disciplinary alternative education program; or (C) the student was not placed in a juvenile justice or other disciplinary alternative education program; and (5) the number of expulsions that were inconsistent with the guidelines included in the student code of conduct under Section 37.001 (a)(5). (d) Expired. (e) Expired. (f) For each out-of-school suspension under Section 37.005 , the district shall report: (1) information identifying the student, including the student's race, sex, and date of birth, that will enable the agency to compare placement data with information collected through other reports; (2) information indicating the basis for the suspension; (3) the number of full or partial days the student was suspended; and (4) the number of out-of-school suspensions that were inconsistent with the guidelines included in the student code of conduct under Section 37.001 (a)(3). Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1015, Sec. 11, eff. June 19, 1997. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1055, Sec. 21, eff. June 20, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 691 (H.B. 156 ), Sec. 2, eff. June 12, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1229 (H.B. 65 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1229 (H.B. 65 ), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2019.
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