Section 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 center, that provides a disciplinary alternative for a student enrolled in a grade level below grade three who engages in conduct described by Section 37.005(a) and is not subject to Section 37.005(c). The program must: (1) be age-appropriate and research-based;(2) provide models for positive behavior;(3) promote a positive school environment;(4) provide alternative disciplinary courses of action that do not rely on the use of in-school suspension, out-of-school suspension, or placement in a disciplinary alternative education program to manage student behavior; and(5) provide behavior management strategies, including:(A) positive behavioral intervention and support;(B) trauma-informed practices;(C) social and emotional learning;(D) a referral for services, as necessary; and(E) restorative practices.(b) Each school district and open-enrollment charter school may annually conduct training for staff employed by the district or school on the program adopted under Subsection (a).Tex. Educ. Code § 37.0013
Added by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 696,Sec. 1, eff. 6/12/2017, op. beginning with the 2017-2018 school year.