SB 1872 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the expulsion of a public school student for engaging in conduct that constitutes certain offenses.

Texas Senate Bill 1872 would require public school students in Texas to be expelled for engaging in specific serious offenses, including weapons violations, violent crimes (like aggravated assault or murder), sexual offenses (such as indecency with a child), and threats against school staff. The bill expands mandatory expulsion to cover conduct matching elements of certain Penal Code offenses, including those committed on school grounds, during school activities, or within 300 feet of school property. It applies directly to students in Texas public schools who commit these acts, removing discretion for school officials in these cases. The bill focuses on concrete policy changes to school discipline, not broader educational outcomes.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Apr 22, 2025

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Introduced → Engrossed · 6 edits · Apr 16, 2025

MODERATE

This bill significantly updates Texas education code provisions regarding student expulsion for serious offenses, clarifying which conduct requires expulsion versus disciplinary alternative education, and expanding protections for teachers. The changes remove certain offenses from mandatory expulsion requirements while adding new provisions for teacher safety and juvenile justice education programs.

Scope change

The bill modifies which specific offenses require mandatory expulsion versus alternative disciplinary measures, and expands protections for teachers who remove students from class due to serious misconduct.

ELIGIBILITY

Changed mandatory expulsion requirements for students who commit serious offenses, moving some offenses from mandatory expulsion to disciplinary alternative education programs.

REQUIREMENT

Added new provisions requiring teachers to notify police of specific serious offenses occurring on school property or at school-related activities.

Added new protections preventing teachers from being coerced into consenting to return students to class after removing them for serious offenses.

SCOPE

Repealed sections of the education code that previously required expulsion for certain offenses, replacing them with more nuanced disciplinary options.

FISCAL

Modified funding eligibility rules for students placed in juvenile justice alternative education programs based on expulsion reasons.

TIMELINE

Set the effective date for these changes to begin with the 2025-2026 school year.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 22, 2025

Committee

Referred to Public Education

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Introduced

Received from the Senate

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably as substituted

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

upper

Mar 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Left pending in committee

upper

Mar 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Testimony taken in committee

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Education K-16

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

upper

2 primary · 1 co-sponsor