HB 3657
bill removing students who assault school employees
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to the removal of a public school student from the classroom for engaging in certain conduct against a school district employee.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
At least 30 days in a disciplinary alternative program.
The bill requires a public school student to be pulled from class and sent to a disciplinary alternative education program for at least 30 days if the student commits conduct matching assault or certain harassment against a school district employee. It touches students, teachers and other district staff, and the school districts that run discipline programs. On the ground, a mandatory minimum 30-day placement replaces case-by-case discretion for these incidents starting with the 2025-2026 school year.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 3, 2025 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB3657 · 2025-03-03
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ITEM
relating to the removal of a public school student from the classroom for engaging in certain conduct against a school district employee.
WHAT IT DOES
At least 30 days in a disciplinary alternative program.
The bill requires a public school student to be pulled from class and sent to a disciplinary alternative education program for at least 30 days if the student commits conduct matching assault or certain harassment against a school district employee. It touches students, teachers and other district staff, and the school districts that run discipline programs. On the ground, a mandatory minimum 30-day placement replaces case-by-case discretion for these incidents starting with the 2025-2026 school year.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Public Education
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Mar 3, 2025
03/25/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 25 2025 3:26PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Public Education · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Crimes--Against Persons--General
Education--Primary & Secondary--Discipline
Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel
Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers
ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Text
The text as introduced · 199 words
89R15262 MEW-D By: Olcott H.B. No. 3657 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the removal of a public school student from the classroom for engaging in certain conduct against a school district employee. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 37.006, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: (a-1) Subject to the requirements of Section 37.009(a), a student shall be removed from class and placed in a disciplinary alternative education program as provided by Section 37.008 for a period of not less than 30 days if the student engages in conduct that contains the elements of the offense of assault under Section 22.01, Penal Code, or harassment under Section 42.07(a)(1), (2), (3), or (7), Penal Code, against an employee of the school district. 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.