89R4285 CMO-D     By: Garcia of Bexar H.B. No. 1332       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to school district policies on dating violence.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 11.252(a), Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  Each school district shall have a district improvement   plan that is developed, evaluated, and revised annually, in   accordance with district policy, by the superintendent with the   assistance of the district-level committee established under   Section 11.251. The purpose of the district improvement plan is to   guide district and campus staff in the improvement of student   performance for all student groups in order to attain state   standards in respect to the achievement indicators adopted under   Section 39.053(c). The district improvement plan must include   provisions for:                (1)  a comprehensive needs assessment addressing   district student performance on the achievement indicators, and   other appropriate measures of performance, that are disaggregated   by all student groups served by the district, including categories   of ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sex, and populations served by   special programs, including students in special education programs   under Subchapter A, Chapter 29;                (2)  measurable district performance objectives for   all appropriate achievement indicators for all student   populations, including students in special education programs   under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, and other measures of student   performance that may be identified through the comprehensive needs   assessment;                (3)  strategies for improvement of student performance   that include:                      (A)  instructional methods for addressing the   needs of student groups not achieving their full potential;                      (B)  evidence-based practices that address the   needs of students for special programs, including:                            (i)  suicide prevention programs, in   accordance with Subchapter G, Chapter 38, which include a parental   or guardian notification procedure;                            (ii)  conflict resolution programs;                            (iii)  violence prevention programs; and                            (iv)  dyslexia treatment programs;                      (C)  dropout reduction;                      (D)  integration of technology in instructional   and administrative programs;                      (E)  positive behavior interventions and support,   including interventions and support that integrate best practices   on grief-informed and trauma-informed care;                      (F)  staff development for professional staff of   the district;                      (G)  career education to assist students in   developing the knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary for a   broad range of career opportunities;                      (H)  accelerated education; and                      (I)  implementation of a comprehensive school   counseling program under Section 33.005;                (4)  strategies for providing to elementary school,   middle school, junior high school, and high school students, those   students' teachers and school counselors, and those students'   parents information about:                      (A)  higher education admissions and financial   aid opportunities, including state financial aid opportunities   such as the TEXAS grant program and the Teach for Texas grant   program established under Chapter 56;                      (B)  the need for students to make informed   curriculum choices to be prepared for success beyond high school;   and                      (C)  sources of information on higher education   admissions and financial aid;                (5)  resources needed to implement identified   strategies;                (6)  staff responsible for ensuring the accomplishment   of each strategy;                (7)  timelines for ongoing monitoring of the   implementation of each improvement strategy;                (8)  formative evaluation criteria for determining   periodically whether strategies are resulting in intended   improvement of student performance;                (9)  the policy under Section 38.0041 addressing sexual   abuse and other maltreatment of children; [and]                (10)  the trauma-informed care policy required under   Section 38.036; and                (11)  the policy on dating violence required under   Section 37.0831.          SECTION 2.  Section 37.0831(b), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (b)  A dating violence policy must:                (1)  include:                      (A)  a definition of dating violence that includes   the intentional use of physical, sexual, verbal, or emotional abuse   by a person to harm, threaten, intimidate, or control another   person in a dating relationship, as defined by Section 71.0021,   Family Code;                      (B)  a clear statement that dating violence is not   tolerated at school; [and]                      (C)  [reporting] procedures, protocols, and   guidelines for reporting and responding to incidents [students who   are victims] of dating violence that are focused on victim safety,   including:                            (i)  a procedure for [immediately] notifying   the parent or guardian of a student about a report received by the   district identifying the student as an alleged victim or   perpetrator of dating violence as soon as reasonably possible,   subject to Subparagraph (ii); and                            (ii)  a requirement that a school district   notify the parent or guardian of a student identified as an alleged   victim  of dating violence before the district notifies the parent   or guardian of a student identified as an alleged perpetrator of   dating violence; and                      (D)  interim measures to protect and support   victims of dating violence during the pendency of the school's   disciplinary process, including protection from retaliation, and   any other accommodations available to those victims at the school;   and                (2)  address safety planning, enforcement of   protective orders, school-based alternatives to protective orders,   training for teachers and administrators at each district campus   that instructs students in grade six or higher, counseling for   affected students, and awareness education for students and   parents.          SECTION 3.  Each school district shall implement a policy on   dating violence, as required by Section 37.0831, Education Code, as   amended by this Act, not later than the beginning of the 2025-2026   school year.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.