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  89R11699 BCH-D     By: Y. Davis of Dallas H.B. No. 2919       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the suspension of a public school student for engaging   in certain conduct against an employee or volunteer of a school   district.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 37.005, Education Code, is amended by   adding Subsections (a-1), (a-2), and (b-1) to read as follows:           (a-1)     The principal or other appropriate administrator   shall suspend a student who engages in conduct on or off school   property against any employee or volunteer in retaliation for or as   a result of the person's employment or association with a school   district that:                 (1)     contains the elements of an offense under Section   22.01(a)(1), Penal Code; or                 (2)     is otherwise deliberately violent and threatens   the health or safety of another.           (a-2)     Subsection (b) does not apply to conduct described by   Subsection (a-1).           (b-1)     Section 37.004 applies to any placement under this   section that would constitute a change in placement under federal   law of a student with a disability who receives special education   services.          SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026   school year.          SECTION 3.  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.