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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the school district grievance procedures for resolving |
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complaints received by students' parents or guardians. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 26.011, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 26.011. COMPLAINTS. (a) The board of trustees of each |
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school district shall adopt a grievance procedure under which the |
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board shall address each complaint that the board receives from a |
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parent or guardian of a student or that otherwise concerns a |
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[concerning] violation of a right guaranteed by this chapter or |
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other law. |
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(b) The grievance procedure adopted under Subsection (a) |
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must encourage the use of an alternative dispute resolution |
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procedure described by Chapter 154, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, for the resolution of a complaint the board receives from a |
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parent or guardian of a student. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |