Sec. 37.0012. DESIGNATION OF CAMPUS BEHAVIOR COORDINATOR. (a) A person at each campus must be designated to serve as the campus behavior coordinator. The person designated may be the principal of the campus or any other campus administrator selected by the principal.
(b) The campus behavior coordinator is primarily responsible for maintaining student discipline and the implementation of this subchapter.
(c) Except as provided by this chapter, the specific duties of the campus behavior coordinator may be established by campus or district policy. Unless otherwise provided by campus or district policy:
(1) a duty imposed on a campus principal or other campus administrator under this subchapter shall be performed by the campus behavior coordinator; and
(2) a power granted to a campus principal or other campus administrator under this subchapter may be exercised by the campus behavior coordinator.
(d) The campus behavior coordinator shall promptly notify a student's parent or guardian as provided by this subsection if under this subchapter the student is placed into in-school or out-of-school suspension, placed in a disciplinary alternative education program, expelled, or placed in a juvenile justice alternative education program or is taken into custody by a law enforcement officer. A campus behavior coordinator must comply with this subsection by:
(1) promptly contacting the parent or guardian by telephone or in person; and
(2) making a good faith effort to provide written notice of the disciplinary action to the student, on the day the action is taken, for delivery to the student's parent or guardian.
(e) If a parent or guardian entitled to notice under Subsection (d) has not been reached by telephone or in person by 5 p.m. of the first business day after the day the disciplinary action is taken, a campus behavior coordinator shall mail written notice of the action to the parent or guardian at the parent's or guardian's last known address.
(f) If a campus behavior coordinator is unable or not available to promptly provide notice under Subsection (d), the principal or other designee shall provide the notice.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1267 (S.B. 107), Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 37 - Discipline; Law and Order
Subchapter A. Alternative Settings for Behavior Management
Section 37.001. Student Code of Conduct
Section 37.0011. Use of Corporal Punishment
Section 37.0012. Designation of Campus Behavior Coordinator
Section 37.0013. Positive Behavior Program
Section 37.002. Removal by Teacher
Section 37.0021. Use of Confinement, Restraint, Seclusion, and Time-Out
Section 37.0022. Removal by School Bus Driver
Section 37.0023. Prohibited Aversive Techniques
Section 37.003. Placement Review Committee
Section 37.004. Placement of Students With Disabilities
Section 37.0051. Placement of Students Committing Sexual Assault Against Another Student
Section 37.0052. Placement or Expulsion of Students Who Have Engaged in Certain Bullying Behavior
Section 37.006. Removal for Certain Conduct
Section 37.0061. Funding for Alternative Education Services in Juvenile Residential Facilities
Section 37.007. Expulsion for Serious Offenses
Section 37.008. Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs
Section 37.0081. Expulsion and Placement of Certain Students in Alternative Settings
Section 37.009. Conference; Hearing; Review
Section 37.0091. Notice to Noncustodial Parent
Section 37.010. Court Involvement
Section 37.011. Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program
Section 37.012. Funding of Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Programs
Section 37.013. Coordination Between School Districts and Juvenile Boards
Section 37.014. Court-Related Children--Liaison Officers
Section 37.015. Reports to Local Law Enforcement; Liability
Section 37.016. Report of Drug Offenses; Liability
Section 37.017. Destruction of Certain Records
Section 37.018. Information for Educators
Section 37.0181. Professional Development Regarding Disciplinary Procedures
Section 37.019. Emergency Placement or Expulsion
Section 37.021. Opportunity to Complete Courses During In-School and Certain Other Placements
Section 37.022. Notice of Disciplinary Action
Section 37.023. Transition From Alternative Education Program to Regular Classroom