Title ED, Education Code

Sec. 33.9011. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ADDITIVES IN FREE OR REDUCED-PRICE MEALS. (a) In this section: (1) "National school breakfast program" means the national school breakfast program under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. Section 1773). (2) "National school lunch progr…

Sec. 33.902. PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILD CARE. (a) In this section, "school-age students" means children enrolled as students in prekindergarten through grade 7. (b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 8, Sec. 21(3), eff. September 28, 2011. (c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Le…

Sec. 33.903. COMMUNITY EDUCATION CHILD CARE SERVICES. (a) The agency shall establish a pilot program for the development of community education child care services as provided by this section. From the total amount of funds appropriated to the agency, the commissioner shall withh…

Sec. 33.9031. BEFORE-SCHOOL AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. (a) The board of trustees of a school district may establish before-school or after-school programs for students enrolled in elementary or middle school grades. A program established under this section may operate before, aft…

Sec. 33.904. LIAISON FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN IN CONSERVATORSHIP OF STATE. (a) Each school district and open-enrollment charter school shall: (1) appoint at least one employee to act as a liaison officer to facilitate the enrollment in or transfer to a public school or open-enrollmen…

Sec. 33.907. DONATION OF FOOD. (a) In this section: (1) "Donate" has the meaning assigned by Section 76.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code. (2) "Nonprofit organization" has the meaning assigned by Section 76.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code. (b) A school district or open-…

Sec. 33.908. GRACE PERIOD POLICY FOR EXHAUSTED OR INSUFFICIENT MEAL CARD OR ACCOUNT BALANCE. The board of trustees of a school district that allows students to use a prepaid meal card or account to purchase meals served at schools in the district shall adopt a grace period policy…

Sec. 33.909. PURPLE STAR CAMPUS. (a) In this section, "military-connected student" has the meaning assigned by Section 25.006. (b) The agency shall designate a school district campus as a Purple Star Campus if the campus applies and qualifies for the designation under this sectio…

Sec. 33.913. TUTORING PROGRAM. (a) A member of a nonprofit teacher organization or a person who is not a member but meets the requirements under Subsection (b) may participate in a tutoring program in accordance with this section to provide supplemental instruction to students in…

Sec. 34.001. PURCHASE OF MOTOR VEHICLES. (a) A school district may purchase school motor vehicles through the comptroller or through competitive bidding under Subchapter B, Chapter 44. (b) The comptroller may adopt rules as necessary to implement Subsection (a). Before adopting a…

Sec. 34.002. SAFETY STANDARDS. (a) The Department of Public Safety, with the advice of the Texas Education Agency, shall establish safety standards for school buses used to transport students in accordance with Section 34.003. (b) Each school district shall meet or exceed the saf…

Sec. 34.003. OPERATION OF SCHOOL BUSES. (a) School buses or mass transit authority motor buses shall be used for the transportation of students to and from schools on routes having 10 or more students. On those routes having fewer than 10 students, passenger cars may be used for …

Sec. 34.004. STANDING CHILDREN. A school district may not require or allow a child to stand on a school bus or passenger van that is in motion. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1029, Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 1997…

Sec. 34.005. FINANCING. (a) A school district financially unable to immediately pay for a school motor vehicle, including a bus, bus body, or bus chassis, the district purchases may, as prescribed by this section, issue interest-bearing time warrants in amounts sufficient to make…

Sec. 34.006. SALE OF BUSES. (a) At the request of a school district, the comptroller shall dispose of a school bus. (b) A school district is not required to dispose of a school bus through the comptroller. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995. Amended…

Sec. 34.007. PUBLIC SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. (a) A board of county school trustees or a school district board of trustees may establish and operate an economical public school transportation system: (1) in the county or district, as applicable; (2) outside the county or dist…

Sec. 34.008. CONTRACT WITH TRANSIT AUTHORITY, COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, OR JUVENILE BOARD. (a) A board of county school trustees or school district board of trustees may contract with a mass transit authority, commercial transportation company, or juvenile board for all …

Sec. 34.009. CONTRACTS FOR USE, ACQUISITION, OR LEASE OF SCHOOL BUS. (a) As an alternative to purchasing a school bus, a board of county school trustees or school district board of trustees may contract with any person for use, acquisition, or lease with option to purchase of a s…

Sec. 34.010. USE OF SCHOOL BUSES FOR EXTRACURRICULAR AND OTHER SCHOOL-RELATED ACTIVITIES. (a) A school district board of trustees or board of county school trustees governing a countywide transportation system may contract with nonschool organizations for the use of school buses.…

Sec. 34.011. APPEALS. A policy decision of a board of county school trustees or board of trustees of a school district affecting transportation is final and may not be appealed. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.

Sec. 34.012. THREE-POINT SEAT BELT INSTRUCTION; INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE. (a) The State Board of Education shall develop and make available to each school district a program of instruction in the proper use of a three-point seat belt. (b) The State Board of Education shall serve…

Sec. 34.013. BUS SEAT BELT POLICY. A school district shall require a student riding a bus operated by or contracted for operation by the district to wear a seat belt if the bus is equipped with seat belts for all passengers on the bus. A school district may implement a disciplina…

Sec. 34.014. FUNDING FOR THREE-POINT SEAT BELTS. (a) A person may offer to donate three-point seat belts or money for the purchase of three-point seat belts for a school district's school buses. (b) The board of trustees of a school district shall consider any offer made by a per…

Sec. 34.015. REPORTING OF BUS COLLISIONS. (a) In this section, "bus" means a bus operated by or contracted for use by a school district to transport schoolchildren. (b) A school district shall report annually to the Texas Education Agency the number of collisions in which the dis…

Sec. 35.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Library material vendor" includes any entity that sells library material to a public primary or secondary school in this state. (2) "Sexually explicit material" has the meaning assigned by Section 33.021. (3) "Sexually relevant mate…

Sec. 35.002. RATINGS REQUIRED. (a) A library material vendor may not sell library materials to a school district or open-enrollment charter school unless the vendor has issued appropriate ratings regarding sexually explicit material and sexually relevant material previously sold …

Sec. 35.0021. RATING GUIDELINES. (a) For purposes of determining whether a library material is sexually explicit as required by Section 35.002, a library material vendor must perform a contextual analysis of the material to determine whether the material describes, depicts, or po…

Sec. 35.003. AGENCY REVIEW. (a) The agency may review library material sold by a library material vendor that is not rated or incorrectly rated by the vendor as sexually explicit material, sexually relevant material, or no rating in accordance with Section 35.002(a). If the agenc…

Sec. 35.004. LIABILITY. A school district or open-enrollment charter school or a teacher, librarian, or other staff member employed by a district or school is not liable for any claim or damage resulting from a library material vendor's violation of this chapter. Added by Acts 20…

Sec. 35.005. PARENTAL CONSENT REQUIRED FOR USE OF CERTAIN LIBRARY MATERIALS. A school district or open-enrollment charter school may not allow a student enrolled in the district or school to reserve, check out, or otherwise use outside the school library library material the libr…

Sec. 35.006. REVIEW AND REPORTING OF CERTAIN LIBRARY MATERIALS. (a) Not later than January 1 of every odd-numbered year, each school district and open-enrollment charter school shall: (1) review the content of each library material in the catalog of a district or school library t…

Sec. 35.007. RULES. The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to administer this chapter. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 808 (H.B. 900), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.

Sec. 35.008. ASSISTANCE OF AGENCY. The agency may provide assistance to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools in complying with this chapter. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 808 (H.B. 900), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.

Sec. 37.001. STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT. (a) The board of trustees of an independent school district shall, with the advice of its district-level committee established under Subchapter F, Chapter 11, adopt a student code of conduct for the district. The student code of conduct must …

Sec. 37.0011. USE OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT. (a) In this section, "corporal punishment" means the deliberate infliction of physical pain by hitting, paddling, spanking, slapping, or any other physical force used as a means of discipline. The term does not include: (1) physical pain …

Sec. 37.0012. DESIGNATION OF CAMPUS BEHAVIOR COORDINATOR. (a) A single 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. (a-1)…

Sec. 37.0013. POSITIVE BEHAVIOR PROGRAM. (a) Each school district and open-enrollment charter school may develop and implement a program, in consultation with campus behavior coordinators employed by the district or school and representatives of a regional education service cente…

Sec. 37.0014. POLICY FOR PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN SCHOOL DISCIPLINARY PLACEMENTS. (a) The board of trustees of a school district may adopt a policy for parental involvement in school disciplinary placements. (b) A policy adopted under this section must provide for: (1) the princip…

Sec. 37.002. REMOVAL BY TEACHER. (a) A teacher may send a student to the campus behavior coordinator's office to maintain effective discipline in the classroom. The campus behavior coordinator shall respond by employing appropriate discipline management techniques consistent with…

Sec. 37.0021. USE OF CONFINEMENT, RESTRAINT, SECLUSION, AND TIME-OUT. (a) It is the policy of this state to treat with dignity and respect all students, including students with disabilities who receive special education services under Subchapter A, Chapter 29. A student with a di…

Sec. 37.0022. REMOVAL BY SCHOOL BUS DRIVER. (a) The driver of a school bus transporting students to or from school or a school-sponsored or school-related activity may send a student to the principal's office to maintain effective discipline on the school bus. The principal shall…

Sec. 37.0023. PROHIBITED AVERSIVE TECHNIQUES. (a) In this section, "aversive technique" means a technique or intervention that is intended to reduce the likelihood of a behavior reoccurring by intentionally inflicting on a student significant physical or emotional discomfort or p…

Sec. 37.003. PLACEMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE. (a) Each school shall establish a three-member committee to determine placement of a student when a teacher refuses the return of a student to the teacher's class and make recommendations to the district regarding readmission of expelled s…

Sec. 37.004. PLACEMENT OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. (a) The placement of a student with a disability who receives special education services may be made only by a duly constituted admission, review, and dismissal committee. (b) Any disciplinary action regarding a student with a…

Sec. 37.005. SUSPENSION. (a) The principal or other appropriate administrator may suspend a student who engages in conduct identified in the student code of conduct adopted under Section 37.001 as conduct for which a student may be subject to an in-school or out-of-school suspens…

Sec. 37.0051. PLACEMENT OF STUDENTS COMMITTING SEXUAL ASSAULT AGAINST ANOTHER STUDENT. (a) As provided by Section 25.0341(b)(2), a student shall be removed from class and placed in a disciplinary alternative education program under Section 37.008 or a juvenile justice alternative…