Bill Text: TX HB1732 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to requiring a school district or open-enrollment charter school to report data regarding restraints administered to, complaints filed against, citations issued to, and arrests made of students.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-05-03 - Left pending in committee [HB1732 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB1732-Introduced.html
  85R7877 KJE-F
 
  By: Giddings H.B. No. 1732
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to requiring a school district or open-enrollment charter
  school to report data regarding restraints administered to,
  complaints filed against, citations issued to, and arrests made of
  students.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 37, Education Code, is
  amended by adding Section 37.0814 to read as follows:
         Sec. 37.0814.  REPORT TO AGENCY ON RESTRAINTS, COMPLAINTS,
  CITATIONS, AND ARRESTS.  (a)  In this section:
               (1)  "Citation" means a ticket issued to a student for a
  Class C misdemeanor by a school district peace officer or other
  peace officer acting under a memorandum of understanding described
  by Subsection (g).
               (2)  "OC spray" means any aerosol-propelled
  debilitation device that is composed of a lachrymatory chemical
  compound that irritates the eyes to cause tears, pain, or temporary
  blindness. The term includes pepper spray, capsicum spray, OC gas,
  and oleoresin capsicum.
               (3)  "Restraint" means the use of physical force or a
  mechanical device to significantly restrict the free movement of
  all or a portion of a student's body. The term includes the use of:
                     (A)  a baton or a similar club; 
                     (B)  OC spray; and
                     (C)  a Taser.
               (4)  "Taser" means a device manufactured, sold, or
  distributed by Taser International, Incorporated, that is
  intended, designed, made, or adapted to incapacitate a person by
  inflicting an electrical charge through the emission of a
  projectile or conductive stream. The term, for purposes of this
  section, includes a similar device manufactured, sold, or
  distributed by another person.
         (b)  Not later than the 60th day after the last day of classes
  for the academic year, the superintendent of a school district
  shall electronically submit to the agency a report that contains
  incident-based data describing the total number of the following
  incidents occurring during the preceding academic year, organized
  by campus:
               (1)  restraints administered to a student;
               (2)  complaints filed against a student under Section
  37.145;
               (3)  citations issued to a student; and
               (4)  arrests made of a student.
         (c)  The incident-based data submitted under this section
  must include, as applicable, information identifying:
               (1)  the age of the student;
               (2)  the gender of the student;
               (3)  the race or ethnicity of the student;
               (4)  whether the student is eligible for special
  education services under Section 29.003;
               (5)  whether the student is a student of limited
  English proficiency, as defined by Section 29.052;
               (6)  the nature of the offense;
               (7)  whether the offense occurred during regular school
  hours;
               (8)  whether the offense occurred on school property or
  off school property while the student was attending a
  school-sponsored or school-related activity;
               (9)  the type of restraint administered to the student;
               (10)  the offense for which a complaint was filed
  against the student or for which the student was issued a citation
  or was arrested; and
               (11)  the campus at which the student was enrolled at
  the time of the incident.
         (d)  The data collected for a report required under this
  section does not constitute prima facie evidence of racial
  profiling.
         (e)  A report required under this section may not include
  information that identifies the peace officer who issued a
  citation.  The identity of the peace officer is confidential and not
  subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.
         (f)  A report required under this section may not include
  personally identifiable student information and must comply with
  the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C.
  Section 1232g).
         (g)  A school district that enters into a memorandum of
  understanding with a local law enforcement agency for the provision
  of a regular police presence on campus shall designate in the
  memorandum of understanding which entity will be responsible for
  collecting the data described by Subsection (b).
         (h)  The agency shall collect the reports required under this
  section, compile the data, and make the data available to the
  public.
         SECTION 2.  Section 12.104(b), Education Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (b)  An open-enrollment charter school is subject to:
               (1)  a provision of this title establishing a criminal
  offense; and
               (2)  a prohibition, restriction, or requirement, as
  applicable, imposed by this title or a rule adopted under this
  title, relating to:
                     (A)  the Public Education Information Management
  System (PEIMS) to the extent necessary to monitor compliance with
  this subchapter as determined by the commissioner;
                     (B)  criminal history records under Subchapter C,
  Chapter 22;
                     (C)  reading instruments and accelerated reading
  instruction programs under Section 28.006;
                     (D)  accelerated instruction under Section
  28.0211;
                     (E)  high school graduation requirements under
  Section 28.025;
                     (F)  special education programs under Subchapter
  A, Chapter 29;
                     (G)  bilingual education under Subchapter B,
  Chapter 29;
                     (H)  prekindergarten programs under Subchapter E
  or E-1, Chapter 29;
                     (I)  extracurricular activities under Section
  33.081;
                     (J)  discipline management practices or behavior
  management techniques under Section 37.0021;
                     (K)  health and safety under Chapter 38;
                     (L)  public school accountability under
  Subchapters B, C, D, E, F, G, and J, Chapter 39;
                     (M)  the requirement under Section 21.006 to
  report an educator's misconduct;
                     (N)  intensive programs of instruction under
  Section 28.0213; [and]
                     (O)  the right of a school employee to report a
  crime, as provided by Section 37.148; and
                     (P)  the reporting of certain information
  regarding restraints, complaints, citations, and arrests under
  Section 37.0814.
         SECTION 3.  This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018
  school year.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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