Bill > HB340

This bill amends the Texas Education Code to require school district boards of trustees to include a new provision in their student codes of conduct that explicitly prohibits students from wearing clothing or displaying accessories or other items that indicate membership in or support of criminal street gangs or terrorist organizations. The board of trustees will be responsible for defining these organizations in their code of conduct. This new requirement will be added to the existing list of mandatory elements in a district's student code of conduct, which already includes guidelines for student discipline, suspension, expulsion, and other behavioral standards. The bill will take effect for the 2025-2026 school year, either immediately if it receives a two-thirds vote in the legislature or on September 1, 2025, if it does not. The purpose of this provision appears to be to discourage student association with or display of symbols related to potentially dangerous organizations by giving school districts a clear mechanism to prohibit such displays.

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