Texas Statutes
Subtitle G - Safe Schools
Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order

Section 37.0021. Use of Confinement, Restraint, Seclusion, and Time-Out - Sec. 37.0021. USE OF CONFINEMENT, RESTRAINT, SECLUSION, AND TIME-OUT. (a)...

Section 37.0022. Removal by School Bus Driver - Sec. 37.0022. REMOVAL BY SCHOOL BUS DRIVER. (a) The driver...

Section 37.0023. Prohibited Aversive Techniques - Sec. 37.0023. PROHIBITED AVERSIVE TECHNIQUES. (a) In this section, "aversive...

Section 37.003. Placement Review Committee - Sec. 37.003. PLACEMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE. (a) Each school shall establish...

Section 37.004. Placement of Students With Disabilities - Sec. 37.004. PLACEMENT OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. (a) The placement...

Section 37.005. Suspension - Sec. 37.005. SUSPENSION. (a) The principal or other appropriate administrator...

Section 37.0051. Placement of Students Committing Sexual Assault Against Another Student - Sec. 37.0051. PLACEMENT OF STUDENTS COMMITTING SEXUAL ASSAULT AGAINST ANOTHER...

Section 37.0052. Placement or Expulsion of Students Who Have Engaged in Certain Bullying Behavior - Sec. 37.0052. PLACEMENT OR EXPULSION OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE ENGAGED...

Section 37.006. Removal for Certain Conduct - Sec. 37.006. REMOVAL FOR CERTAIN CONDUCT. (a) A student shall...

Section 37.0061. Funding for Alternative Education Services in Juvenile Residential Facilities - Sec. 37.0061. FUNDING FOR ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SERVICES IN JUVENILE RESIDENTIAL...

Section 37.0062. Instructional Requirements for Alternative Education Services in Juvenile Residential Facilities - Sec. 37.0062. INSTRUCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SERVICES IN JUVENILE...

Section 37.007. Expulsion for Serious Offenses - Sec. 37.007. EXPULSION FOR SERIOUS OFFENSES. (a) Except as provided...

Section 37.008. Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs - Sec. 37.008. DISCIPLINARY ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS. (a) Each school district...

Section 37.0081. Expulsion and Placement of Certain Students in Alternative Settings - Sec. 37.0081. EXPULSION AND PLACEMENT OF CERTAIN STUDENTS IN ALTERNATIVE...

Section 37.0082. Assessment of Academic Growth of Students in Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs - Sec. 37.0082. ASSESSMENT OF ACADEMIC GROWTH OF STUDENTS IN DISCIPLINARY...

Section 37.009. Conference; Hearing; Review - Sec. 37.009. CONFERENCE; HEARING; REVIEW. (a) Not later than the...

Section 37.0091. Notice to Noncustodial Parent - Sec. 37.0091. NOTICE TO NONCUSTODIAL PARENT. (a) A noncustodial parent...

Section 37.010. Court Involvement - Sec. 37.010. COURT INVOLVEMENT. (a) Not later than the second...

Section 37.011. Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program - Sec. 37.011. JUVENILE JUSTICE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM. (a) The juvenile...

Section 37.012. Funding of Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Programs - Sec. 37.012. FUNDING OF JUVENILE JUSTICE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS. (a)...

Section 37.013. Coordination Between School Districts and Juvenile Boards - Sec. 37.013. COORDINATION BETWEEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND JUVENILE BOARDS. The...

Section 37.014. Court-Related Children--Liaison Officers - Sec. 37.014. COURT-RELATED CHILDREN--LIAISON OFFICERS. Each school district shall appoint...

Section 37.015. Reports to Local Law Enforcement; Liability - Sec. 37.015. REPORTS TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT; LIABILITY. (a) The...

Section 37.0151. Report to Local Law Enforcement Regarding Certain Conduct Constituting Assault or Harassment; Liability - Sec. 37.0151. REPORT TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REGARDING CERTAIN CONDUCT...

Section 37.016. Report of Drug Offenses; Liability - Sec. 37.016. REPORT OF DRUG OFFENSES; LIABILITY. A teacher, school...

Section 37.017. Destruction of Certain Records - Sec. 37.017. DESTRUCTION OF CERTAIN RECORDS. Information received by a...

Section 37.018. Information for Educators - Sec. 37.018. INFORMATION FOR EDUCATORS. Each school district shall provide...

Section 37.0181. Professional Development Regarding Disciplinary Procedures - Sec. 37.0181. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT REGARDING DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES. (a) Each principal...

Section 37.019. Emergency Placement or Expulsion - Sec. 37.019. EMERGENCY PLACEMENT OR EXPULSION. (a) This subchapter does...

Section 37.020. Reports Relating to Out-of-School Suspensions, Expulsions, and Disciplinary Alternative Education Program Placements - Sec. 37.020. REPORTS RELATING TO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS, EXPULSIONS, AND DISCIPLINARY...

Section 37.021. Opportunity to Complete Courses During In-School and Certain Other Placements - Sec. 37.021. OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE COURSES DURING IN-SCHOOL AND CERTAIN...

Section 37.022. Notice of Disciplinary Action - Sec. 37.022. NOTICE OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION. (a) In this section:...

Section 37.023. Transition From Alternative Education Program to Regular Classroom - Sec. 37.023. TRANSITION FROM ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM TO REGULAR CLASSROOM....

Subchapter B. School-Community Guidance Centers

Section 37.051. Establishment - Sec. 37.051. ESTABLISHMENT. Each school district may establish a school-community...

Section 37.052. Cooperative Programs - Sec. 37.052. COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS. The board of trustees of a...

Section 37.053. Cooperation of Governmental Agencies - Sec. 37.053. COOPERATION OF GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES. (a) Each governmental agency...

Section 37.054. Parental Notice, Consent, and Access to Information - Sec. 37.054. PARENTAL NOTICE, CONSENT, AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION. (a)...

Section 37.055. Parental Involvement - Sec. 37.055. PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT. (a) On admitting a student to...

Section 37.056. Court Supervision - Sec. 37.056. COURT SUPERVISION. (a) In this section, "court" means...

Subchapter C. Law and Order

Section 37.081. School District Peace Officers, School Resource Officers, and Security Personnel - Sec. 37.081. SCHOOL DISTRICT PEACE OFFICERS, SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, AND...

Section 37.0811. School Marshals: Public Schools - Sec. 37.0811. SCHOOL MARSHALS: PUBLIC SCHOOLS. (a) The board of...

Section 37.0812. Training Policy: School District Peace Officers and School Resource Officers - Sec. 37.0812. TRAINING POLICY: SCHOOL DISTRICT PEACE OFFICERS AND SCHOOL...

Section 37.0813. School Marshals: Private Schools - Sec. 37.0813. SCHOOL MARSHALS: PRIVATE SCHOOLS. (a) The governing body...

Section 37.0815. Transportation or Storage of Firearm and Ammunition by License Holder in School Parking Area - Sec. 37.0815. TRANSPORTATION OR STORAGE OF FIREARM AND AMMUNITION BY...

Section 37.082. Possession of Paging Devices - Sec. 37.082. POSSESSION OF PAGING DEVICES. (a) The board of...

Section 37.083. Discipline Management Programs; Sexual Harassment Policies - Sec. 37.083. DISCIPLINE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS; SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICIES. (a) Each...

Section 37.0831. Dating Violence Policies; Educational Materials and Resources - Sec. 37.0831. DATING VIOLENCE POLICIES; EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND RESOURCES. (a)...

Section 37.0832. Bullying Prevention Policies and Procedures - Sec. 37.0832. BULLYING PREVENTION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. (a) In this...

Section 37.084. Interagency Sharing of Records - Sec. 37.084. INTERAGENCY SHARING OF RECORDS. (a) A school district...

Section 37.085. Arrests Prohibited for Certain Class C Misdemeanors - Sec. 37.085. ARRESTS PROHIBITED FOR CERTAIN CLASS C MISDEMEANORS. Notwithstanding...

Section 37.086. Required Posting of Warning Signs of Increased Trafficking Penalties - Sec. 37.086. REQUIRED POSTING OF WARNING SIGNS OF INCREASED TRAFFICKING...

Section 37.087. Immunity From Liability - Sec. 37.087. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY. (a) In this section: (1)...

Subchapter D. Protection of Buildings and Grounds

Section 37.101. Applicability of Criminal Laws - Sec. 37.101. APPLICABILITY OF CRIMINAL LAWS. The criminal laws of...

Section 37.102. Rules; Penalty - Sec. 37.102. RULES; PENALTY. (a) The board of trustees of...

Section 37.103. Enforcement of Rules - Sec. 37.103. ENFORCEMENT OF RULES. Notwithstanding any other provision of...

Section 37.104. Courts Having Jurisdiction - Sec. 37.104. COURTS HAVING JURISDICTION. The judge of a municipal...

Section 37.105. Unauthorized Persons: Refusal of Entry, Ejection, Identification - Sec. 37.105. UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS: REFUSAL OF ENTRY, EJECTION, IDENTIFICATION. (a)...

Section 37.106. Vehicle Identification Insignia - Sec. 37.106. VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION INSIGNIA. The board of trustees of...

Section 37.107. Trespass on School Grounds - Sec. 37.107. TRESPASS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS. An unauthorized person who...

Section 37.108. Multihazard Emergency Operations Plan; Safety and Security Audit - Sec. 37.108. MULTIHAZARD EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN; SAFETY AND SECURITY AUDIT....

Section 37.1081. Public Hearing on Multihazard Emergency Operations Plan Noncompliance - Sec. 37.1081. PUBLIC HEARING ON MULTIHAZARD EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN NONCOMPLIANCE....

Section 37.1082. Multihazard Emergency Operations Plan Noncompliance; Appointment of Conservator or Board of Managers - Sec. 37.1082. MULTIHAZARD EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN NONCOMPLIANCE; APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR...

Section 37.109. School Safety and Security Committee - Sec. 37.109. SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE. (a) In accordance...

Section 37.110. Information Regarding Gang-Free Zones - Sec. 37.110. INFORMATION REGARDING GANG-FREE ZONES. The superintendent of each...

Section 37.113. Notification Regarding Bomb Threat or Terroristic Threat - Sec. 37.113. NOTIFICATION REGARDING BOMB THREAT OR TERRORISTIC THREAT. A...

Section 37.114. Best Practices for Emergency School Drills and Exercises; Mandatory School Drills - Sec. 37.114. BEST PRACTICES FOR EMERGENCY SCHOOL DRILLS AND EXERCISES;...

Section 37.1141. Active Threat Exercises - Sec. 37.1141. ACTIVE THREAT EXERCISES. (a) Before a school district...

Section 37.115. Threat Assessment and Safe and Supportive School Program and Team - Sec. 37.115. THREAT ASSESSMENT AND SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE SCHOOL PROGRAM...

Subchapter E. Penal Provisions

Section 37.121. Fraternities, Sororities, Secret Societies, and Gangs - Sec. 37.121. FRATERNITIES, SORORITIES, SECRET SOCIETIES, AND GANGS. (a) A...

Section 37.122. Possession of Intoxicants on Public School Grounds - Sec. 37.122. POSSESSION OF INTOXICANTS ON PUBLIC SCHOOL GROUNDS. (a)...

Section 37.123. Disruptive Activities - Sec. 37.123. DISRUPTIVE ACTIVITIES. (a) A person commits an offense...

Section 37.124. Disruption of Classes - Sec. 37.124. DISRUPTION OF CLASSES. (a) A person other than...

Section 37.125. Exhibition, Use, or Threat of Exhibition or Use of Firearms - Sec. 37.125. EXHIBITION, USE, OR THREAT OF EXHIBITION OR USE...

Section 37.126. Disruption of Transportation - Sec. 37.126. DISRUPTION OF TRANSPORTATION. (a) Except as provided by...

Subchapter E. -1. Criminal Procedure

Section 37.141. Definitions - Sec. 37.141. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Child" means a...

Section 37.142. Conflict of Law - Sec. 37.142. CONFLICT OF LAW. To the extent of any...

Section 37.143. Citation Prohibited; Custody of Child - Sec. 37.143. CITATION PROHIBITED; CUSTODY OF CHILD. (a) A peace...

Section 37.144. Graduated Sanctions for Certain School Offenses - Sec. 37.144. GRADUATED SANCTIONS FOR CERTAIN SCHOOL OFFENSES. (a) A...

Section 37.145. Complaint - Sec. 37.145. COMPLAINT. If a child fails to comply with...

Section 37.146. Requisites of Complaint - Sec. 37.146. REQUISITES OF COMPLAINT. (a) A complaint alleging the...

Section 37.147. Prosecuting Attorneys - Sec. 37.147. PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS. An attorney representing the state in...

Section 37.148. Right to Report Crime - Sec. 37.148. RIGHT TO REPORT CRIME. (a) An employee of...

Subchapter F. Hazing

Section 37.151. Definitions - Sec. 37.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Educational institution" includes...

Section 37.152. Personal Hazing Offense - Sec. 37.152. PERSONAL HAZING OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an...

Section 37.153. Organization Hazing Offense - Sec. 37.153. ORGANIZATION HAZING OFFENSE. (a) An organization commits an...

Section 37.154. Consent Not a Defense - Sec. 37.154. CONSENT NOT A DEFENSE. It is not a...

Section 37.155. Immunity From Prosecution or Civil Liability Available - Sec. 37.155. IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION OR CIVIL LIABILITY AVAILABLE. (a)...

Section 37.156. Offenses in Addition to Other Penal Provisions - Sec. 37.156. OFFENSES IN ADDITION TO OTHER PENAL PROVISIONS. This...

Section 37.157. Reporting by Medical Authorities - Sec. 37.157. REPORTING BY MEDICAL AUTHORITIES. A doctor or other...

Section 37.158. Venue - Sec. 37.158. VENUE. (a) In this section, "prosecuting attorney" means...

Subchapter G. Texas School Safety Center

Section 37.201. Definition - Sec. 37.201. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "center" means the Texas...

Section 37.202. Purpose - Sec. 37.202. PURPOSE. The purpose of the center is to...

Section 37.203. Board - Sec. 37.203. BOARD. (a) The center is advised by a...

Section 37.204. Officers; Meetings; Compensation - Sec. 37.204. OFFICERS; MEETINGS; COMPENSATION. (a) The board shall annually...

Section 37.205. Safety Training Programs - Sec. 37.205. SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAMS. The center shall conduct for...

Section 37.207. Model Safety and Security Audit Procedure - Sec. 37.207. MODEL SAFETY AND SECURITY AUDIT PROCEDURE. (a) The...

Section 37.2071. District Multihazard Emergency Operations Plan Review and Verification - Sec. 37.2071. DISTRICT MULTIHAZARD EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN REVIEW AND VERIFICATION....

Section 37.208. On-Site Assistance - Sec. 37.208. ON-SITE ASSISTANCE. On request of a school district,...

Section 37.209. Center Website - Sec. 37.209. CENTER WEBSITE. The center shall develop and maintain...

Section 37.2091. Registry of Persons Providing School Safety or Security Consulting Services - Sec. 37.2091. REGISTRY OF PERSONS PROVIDING SCHOOL SAFETY OR SECURITY...

Section 37.211. Recognition of Schools - Sec. 37.211. RECOGNITION OF SCHOOLS. The center shall provide for...

Section 37.212. Interagency Cooperation - Sec. 37.212. INTERAGENCY COOPERATION. The center shall promote cooperation between...

Section 37.2121. Memoranda of Understanding and Mutual Aid Agreements - Sec. 37.2121. MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING AND MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS. (a)...

Section 37.213. Public Junior Colleges - Sec. 37.213. PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGES. (a) In this section, "public...

Section 37.214. Authority to Accept Certain Funds - Sec. 37.214. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT CERTAIN FUNDS. The center may...

Section 37.215. Budget - Sec. 37.215. BUDGET. (a) The board shall annually approve a...

Section 37.216. Biennial Report - Sec. 37.216. BIENNIAL REPORT. (a) Not later than January 1...

Section 37.2161. School Safety and Security Progress Report - Sec. 37.2161. SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY PROGRESS REPORT. (a) The...

Section 37.217. Community Education Relating to Internet Safety - Sec. 37.217. COMMUNITY EDUCATION RELATING TO INTERNET SAFETY. (a) The...

Section 37.218. Programs on Dangers of Students Sharing Visual Material Depicting Minor Engaged in Sexual Conduct - Sec. 37.218. PROGRAMS ON DANGERS OF STUDENTS SHARING VISUAL MATERIAL...

Section 37.220. Model Threat Assessment Team Policies and Procedures - Sec. 37.220. MODEL THREAT ASSESSMENT TEAM POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. (a)...

Subchapter I. Placement of Registered Sex Offenders

Section 37.301. Definition - Sec. 37.301. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "board of trustees" includes...

Section 37.302. Applicability - Sec. 37.302. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter: (1) applies to a student...

Section 37.303. Removal of Registered Sex Offender From Regular Classroom - Sec. 37.303. REMOVAL OF REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER FROM REGULAR CLASSROOM....

Section 37.304. Placement of Registered Sex Offender Who Is Under Court Supervision - Sec. 37.304. PLACEMENT OF REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER WHO IS UNDER...

Section 37.305. Placement of Registered Sex Offender Who Is Not Under Court Supervision - Sec. 37.305. PLACEMENT OF REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER WHO IS NOT...

Section 37.306. Review of Placement in Alternative Education Program - Sec. 37.306. REVIEW OF PLACEMENT IN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM. (a)...

Section 37.307. Placement and Review of Student With Disability - Sec. 37.307. PLACEMENT AND REVIEW OF STUDENT WITH DISABILITY. (a)...

Section 37.308. Transfer of Registered Sex Offender - Sec. 37.308. TRANSFER OF REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER. Except as provided...

Section 37.309. Placement in Disciplinary Alternative Education Program or Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program - Sec. 37.309. PLACEMENT IN DISCIPLINARY ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM OR JUVENILE...

Section 37.310. Funding for Registered Sex Offender Placed in Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program - Sec. 37.310. FUNDING FOR REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER PLACED IN JUVENILE...

Section 37.311. Conference - Sec. 37.311. CONFERENCE. (a) A student or the student's parent...

Section 37.312. Liability - Sec. 37.312. LIABILITY. This subchapter does not: (1) waive any...

Section 37.313. Conflicts of Law - Sec. 37.313. CONFLICTS OF LAW. To the extent of any...

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Texas Statutes Subtitle G - Safe Schools Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order

Texas Statutes
Subtitle G - Safe Schools
Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order