Signed by Governor Greg Abbott

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that authorizes public K-12 schools to discipline all students with out-of-school suspensions in Texas.

Highlights:

• Authorizes public K-12 schools to discipline all students with out-of-school suspensions in Texas when they engage in “repeated and significant” classroom disruption or threaten the health and safety of other children (Sec. 1-17).

• Repeals a current law that requires schools to send students who vape to alternative education settings (Sec. 1-17).

• Authorizes schools to teach students in alternative education programs remotely (Sec. 1-17).

• Specifies that when students with disabilities are involved in classroom disruption, “knowledgeable professionals” shall require teachers to employ classroom management (Sec. 1-17).

• Requires management techniques and proves that students are a threat before removing students from the classroom help make decisions about how to intervene (Sec. 1-17).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect beginning September 1, 2025 (Sec. 18).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that authorizes public K-12 schools to discipline all students with out-of-school suspensions in Texas.

Highlights:

• Authorizes public K-12 schools to discipline all students with out-of-school suspensions in Texas when they engage in “repeated and significant” classroom disruption or threaten the health and safety of other children (Sec. 1-17).

• Repeals a current law that requires schools to send students who vape to alternative education settings (Sec. 1-17).

• Authorizes schools to teach students in alternative education programs remotely (Sec. 1-17).

• Specifies that when students with disabilities are involved in classroom disruption, “knowledgeable professionals” shall require teachers to employ classroom management (Sec. 1-17).

• Requires management techniques and proves that students are a threat before removing students from the classroom help make decisions about how to intervene (Sec. 1-17).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect beginning September 1, 2025 (Sec. 18).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes public K-12 schools to discipline all students with out-of-school suspensions in Texas.

Highlights:

• Authorizes public K-12 schools to discipline all students with out-of-school suspensions in Texas when they engage in “repeated and significant” classroom disruption or threaten the health and safety of other children (Sec. 1-17).

• Repeals a current law that requires schools to send students who vape to alternative education settings (Sec. 1-17).

• Authorizes schools to teach students in alternative education programs remotely (Sec. 1-17).

• Specifies that when students with disabilities are involved in classroom disruption, “knowledgeable professionals” shall require teachers to employ classroom management (Sec. 1-17).

• Requires management techniques and proves that students are a threat before removing students from the classroom help make decisions about how to intervene (Sec. 1-17).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect beginning September 1, 2025 (Sec. 18).

Full Bill Text