Texas Education Code

§ 37.0013 — POSITIVE BEHAVIOR PROGRAM

ED § 37.0013Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part G. SAFE SCHOOLS · Ch. 37. DISCIPLINE; LAW AND ORDER · Art. A. ALTERNATIVE SETTINGS FOR BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT

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(a)Each school district and open-enrollment charter school may develop and implement a program, in consultation with campus behavior coordinators employed by the district or school and representatives of a regional education service center, that provides a disciplinary alternative for a student enrolled in a grade level below grade three who engages in conduct described by Section 37.005(a) and is not subject to Section 37.005(c). The program must:

(1)be age-appropriate and research-based;

(2)provide models for positive behavior;

(3)promote a positive school environment;

(4)provide alternative disciplinary courses of action that do not rely on the use of in-school suspension, out-of-school suspension, or placement in a disciplinary alternative education program to manage student behavior; and

(5)provide behavior management strategies, including:

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 696 (H.B. 674), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.