TX SB475

Requires public school principals who have reasonable grounds to believe a student engaged in violent criminal conduct (including assault) to either refer the student to a classroom safety review committee or report the conduct to law enforcement

Mandates each public school establish a classroom safety review committee of five elected classroom teachers before each school year to review evidence and interview witnesses regarding referred students

Creates a two-tier referral system where the review committee can send students to either a juvenile diversion administrator (for community service or tutoring requirements) or a classroom safety referral board for more serious cases

Establishes classroom safety referral boards composed of two teachers, an assistant district attorney, a sheriff's office investigator, and a parent, with authority to report students to law enforcement or refer them to diversion programs

Requires all materials and information from student reviews to be maintained in school records until the student's 24th birthday, with destruction of these records before that time classified as a Class A misdemeanor that may result in educator contract termination

Takes effect for the 2025-2026 school year