Texas Education Code

§ 25.0915 — TRUANCY PREVENTION MEASURES

ED § 25.0915Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part E. STUDENTS AND PARENTS · Ch. 25. ADMISSION, TRANSFER, AND ATTENDANCE · Art. C. OPERATION OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

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(a)A school district shall adopt truancy prevention measures designed to:

(1)address student conduct related to truancy in the school setting before the student engages in conduct described by Section 65.003(a), Family Code; and

(2)minimize the need for referrals to truancy court for conduct described by Section 65.003(a), Family Code. (a-1) As a truancy prevention measure under Subsection (a), a school district shall take one or more of the following actions:

(1)impose:

(A)a behavior improvement plan on the student that must be signed by an employee of the school, that the school district has made a good faith effort to have signed by the student and the student's parent or guardian, and that includes:

(i)a specific description of the behavior that is required or prohibited for the student;

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Legislative history

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1407 (S.B. 393), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1409 (S.B. 1114), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 314 (H.B. 699), Sec. 3, eff. June 7, 2021.