TX HB4651

Limits placement in a disciplinary alternative education program (DAEP) to a maximum of 30 days and expulsion to a maximum of 60 days under student code of conduct guidelines

Reduces the threshold for parental notice and opportunity to participate in board proceedings from 60 days to 10 days when DAEP placement extends beyond that period or the end of the grading period

Requires status reviews for students in DAEP or expelled students every 10 days instead of the previous 120-day interval, including academic progress reviews

Requires school boards to find that a student's presence presents a danger of physical harm before placing the student in DAEP or expelling for discretionary (non-mandatory) offenses

Eliminates provisions that previously allowed districts to extend placements or expulsions beyond one year if the student was deemed a safety threat or if extended placement was in the student's best interest

Applies beginning with the 2025-2026 school year