Texas Education Code
§ 37.115 — THREAT ASSESSMENT AND SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE SCHOOL PROGRAM AND TEAM
ED § 37.115Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part G. SAFE SCHOOLS · Ch. 37. DISCIPLINE; LAW AND ORDER · Art. D. PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
Statute text
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(1)"Harmful, threatening, or violent behavior" includes behaviors, such as verbal threats, threats of self harm, bullying, cyberbullying, fighting, the use or possession of a weapon, sexual assault, sexual harassment, dating violence, stalking, or assault, by a student that could result in:
(A)specific interventions, including mental health or behavioral supports;
(B)in-school suspension;
(C)out-of-school suspension; or
(D)the student's expulsion or removal to a disciplinary alternative education program or a juvenile justice alternative education program.
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Legislative history
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 5.011, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 928 (H.B. 3597), Sec. 3, eff. June 18, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 803 (H.B. 473), Sec. 1, eff. June 13, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 896 (H.B. 3), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 948 (S.B. 1720), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 1620), Sec. 6.005, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2), Sec. 3.11, eff. June 20, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1066 (H.B. 6), Sec. 18, eff. June 20, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1070 (H.B. 121), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2025.