Bill > HB1332

This bill requires school districts in Texas to update their policies on dating violence by adding more comprehensive guidelines and protections for students. Specifically, the bill mandates that district improvement plans now include a policy on dating violence, and it expands the requirements for what such a policy must contain. The policy must provide a clear definition of dating violence as the intentional use of physical, sexual, verbal, or emotional abuse to harm, threaten, intimidate, or control another person in a dating relationship. School districts must explicitly state that dating violence is not tolerated and develop detailed procedures for reporting and responding to incidents, with a focus on victim safety. The bill introduces new requirements for parent notification, including a provision that ensures the victim's parents are notified before the perpetrator's parents. Additionally, the policy must include interim measures to protect victims from retaliation and provide support during the school's disciplinary process. The policy must also address safety planning, enforcement of protective orders, training for teachers and administrators, counseling for affected students, and awareness education. School districts are required to implement these updated dating violence policies by the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year.

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