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This bill establishes a comprehensive classroom safety review and referral program for public primary and secondary schools in Texas to address student violent criminal conduct. Under the proposed law, if a school principal believes a student has engaged in violent conduct, they must either refer the student to a newly created five-member classroom safety review committee or report the incident to local law enforcement. The committee will review evidence and either refer the student to a designated juvenile diversion administrator or a classroom safety referral board. The referral board, which includes teachers, a district attorney, a sheriff's investigator, and a parent, can either report the student's conduct to law enforcement or send them to the diversion administrator for alternative interventions like community service or tutoring. The bill mandates that all materials related to these reviews must be maintained in the student's school record until their 24th birthday, and anyone who destroys these materials before that time commits a Class A misdemeanor. For educators who violate this provision, they may face contract termination or suspension. The program will take effect for the 2025-2026 school year, with the bill becoming effective immediately if it receives a two-thirds vote in the Texas legislature, or on September 1, 2025, if it does not.

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