HBA-MPM H.B. 3756 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3756 By: Giddings Public Education 3/29/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, a student under the age of 10 may be removed from class and placed in an alternative education program for committing a serious offense. H.B. 3756 prohibits students 7 years old or younger from being placed in alternative education programs for committing a serious offense. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 37.006(f), Education Code, as follows: (f) Prohibits a student seven years of age or younger from being removed from class and placed in an alternative education program, subject to Section 37.007(e). Subsection (e) authorizes the superintendent or superintendent's designee to consider all available information, including that furnished under Article 15.27 (Notification to Schools Required), Code of Criminal Procedure, in determining whether there is a reasonable belief that a student has engaged in a felony offense. Note: The text set forth in existing Section 37.006(f), which differs from that in proposed Section 37.006(f), is as follows: "(f) Subject to Section 37.007(e), a student who is younger than 10 years of age shall be removed from class and placed in an alternative education program under Section 37.008 if the student engages in conduct described by Section 37.007."