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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an agreement between parents and classroom teachers of |
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public school students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 26, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 26.014 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 26.014. AGREEMENT STATING RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARENT, |
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STUDENT, AND TEACHER. (a) Each school district shall develop a |
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written agreement form for each grade level offered by the |
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district, including prekindergarten, that states the |
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responsibilities of: |
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(1) a student enrolled in that grade level; |
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(2) the student's parent or guardian; and |
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(3) each of the student's classroom teachers. |
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(b) An agreement form adopted under Subsection (a) must be |
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signed at the beginning of each school year by a student's parent or |
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guardian and: |
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(1) the student's primary classroom teacher, if the |
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student is enrolled at an elementary school grade level; or |
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(2) one of the student's teachers in a foundation |
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curriculum subject under Section 28.002, as designated by the |
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campus principal, if the student is enrolled at a middle school, |
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junior high school, or high school grade level. |
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(c) An agreement form adopted under Subsection (a) must |
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include a space for a student to sign the form, if the student |
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elects to do so. A student is not required to sign the form. |
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(d) Each school district shall determine the methods for |
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enforcing the agreements adopted by the district under Subsection |
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(a), including any penalties incurred if a teacher, parent, or |
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guardian refuses to sign the agreement. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |