Alma Allen, Texas State Representative of 131st District (R) | https://www.houstonvotersguide.org/2024-nov/alma-allen
Alma Allen, Texas State Representative of 131st District (R) | https://www.houstonvotersguide.org/2024-nov/alma-allen
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the discipline of public school students who engage in certain conduct’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill amends the Texas Education Code to prohibit the expulsion or removal of public school students to disciplinary alternative education programs for minor violations of the student code of conduct, such as insubordination, classroom disruption, use of offensive or profane language, and violations concerning attendance, dress, or grooming. It mandates that if a student is removed from class, the principal may place the student in another appropriate classroom or in-school suspension and cannot return the student to the original class without the teacher's consent unless a designated committee decides it's the best or only option. The act applies beginning with the 2025-26 school year and will take effect immediately if it receives a two-thirds majority vote in both houses or otherwise on Sept. 1, 2025.
Alma Allen, member of the House Committee on Public Education, proposed another 33 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Allen graduated from Texas Southern University with a BS.
Alma Allen is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 131st House district. She replaced previous state representative Ronald R. "Ron" Wilson in 2005.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 4826 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the bilingual education allotment under the Foundation School Program |
| HB 4664 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to requiring public schools to make reasonable accommodations for lactating students |
| HB 4651 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the period for which a public school student may be placed in a disciplinary alternative education program or expelled |
| HB 4620 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to program accessibility for female inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice |
| HB 4619 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the parental notification regarding public school teacher qualifications |
| HB 1414 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the punishment for the offense of driving while license invalid |
| HB 4093 | 03/27/2025 | Relating to the provision of information regarding certain public assistance programs by public schools |
| HB 3870 | 03/27/2025 | Relating to certain benefits paid by the Employees Retirement System of Texas |
| HB 3853 | 03/27/2025 | Relating to trauma-informed care training for foster parents |
| HB 3703 | 03/26/2025 | Relating to the applicability of certain laws governing public school requirements to a school district of innovation |
| HB 3702 | 03/26/2025 | Relating to the applicability of educator certification and contract requirements to school districts of innovation |
| HB 3558 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to certain provisions required to be included in teacher employment contracts |
| HB 3492 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to certain training for certain individuals who care for children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services |
| HB 3328 | 03/21/2025 | Relating to the approval of purchases under the supplemental special education services and instructional materials program by a public school student's admission, review, and dismissal committee |
| HB 3325 | 03/21/2025 | Relating to a public school student's transition from an alternative education program to a regular educational environment, including parental rights related to that transition, and the admission of certain students with a criminal or disciplinary history |
| HB 3052 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to compensation increases provided to certain public school employees under the Foundation School Program |
| HB 3051 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the policies and procedures of a public school's threat assessment and safe and supportive school teams |
| HB 3050 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the salary and wages paid to public school employees; making an appropriation |
| HB 3048 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the revision of the essential knowledge and skills of the public school social studies curricula to include instruction relating to the history of persons with disabilities |
| HB 2987 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to annual reporting regarding the establishment of certain school district planning and decision-making committees |
| HB 2943 | 03/19/2025 | Relating to post-release housing for inmates released on parole or to mandatory supervision |
| HB 2942 | 03/19/2025 | Relating to information on classes or programs required to be completed before an inmate is released on parole |
| HB 2709 | 03/18/2025 | Relating to the required minutes of service during each school day for a classroom teacher in public schools |
| HB 2708 | 03/18/2025 | Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information |
| HB 2555 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the payment of a fee for the administration of a bilingual education certificate examination |
| HB 2554 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the payment of certain employer contributions for employed retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas |
| HB 2296 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to eligibility requirements to obtain a pass for expedited access to the State Capitol |
| HB 2292 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to prohibiting certain releases of a student to the student's parent after school-initiated communication by a school district or open-enrollment charter school |
| HB 2163 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas |
| HB 1416 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to program accessibility for female inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice |
| HB 1415 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to corporal punishment in public schools |
| HB 1413 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the salary and wages paid to public school employees |
| HB 1412 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the location of certain public meetings for certain permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
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