Texas Education Code

§ 37.011 — JUVENILE JUSTICE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM

ED § 37.011Title 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)The juvenile board of a county with a population greater than 125,000 shall develop a juvenile justice alternative education program, subject to the approval of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. The juvenile board of a county with a population of 125,000 or less may develop a juvenile justice alternative education program. For the purposes of this subchapter, only a disciplinary alternative education program operated under the authority of a juvenile board of a county is considered a juvenile justice alternative education program. A juvenile justice alternative education program in a county with a population of 125,000 or less:

(1)is not required to be approved by the department; and

(2)is not subject to Subsection (c), (d), (f), or (g). (a-1) For purposes of this section and Section 37.010(a), a county with a population greater than 125,000 is considered to be a county with a population of 125,000 or less if:

(1)the county had a population of 125,000 or less according to the 2000 federal census; and

(2)the juvenile board of the county enters into, with the approval of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, a memorandum of understanding with each school district within the county that:

(A)outlines the responsibilities of the board and school districts in minimizing the number of students expelled without receiving alternative educational services; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 376 (H.B. 1425), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 235 (H.B. 592), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 948 (H.B. 968), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 70.01, eff. September 28, 2011. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 21.003(20), eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 3.042, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (H.B. 3012), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2019. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1066 (H.B. 6), Sec. 14, eff. June 20, 2025.