# Tex. Education Code § 37.003: PLACEMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C37_S37.003

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Education Code § 37.003
- **Heading:** PLACEMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.003

## Text

(a) Each school shall establish a three-member committee to determine placement of a student when a teacher refuses the return of a student to the teacher's class and make recommendations to the district regarding readmission of expelled students. Members shall be appointed as follows:

(1) the campus faculty shall choose two teachers to serve as members and one teacher to serve as an alternate member; and

(2) the principal shall choose one member from the professional staff of a campus.

(b) The teacher refusing to readmit the student may not serve on the committee.

(c) The committee's placement determination regarding a student with a disability who receives special education services under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, is subject to the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.) and federal regulations, state statutes, and agency requirements necessary to carry out federal law or regulations or state law relating to special education.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Education Code § 37.001 § 37.001. STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C37_S37.001.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 37.002 § 37.002. REMOVAL BY TEACHER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C37_S37.002.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 37.003 § 37.003. PLACEMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C37_S37.003.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 37.004 § 37.004. PLACEMENT OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C37_S37.004.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 37.005 § 37.005. SUSPENSION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C37_S37.005.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 37.006 § 37.006. REMOVAL FOR CERTAIN CONDUCT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C37_S37.006.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 37.007 § 37.007. EXPULSION FOR SERIOUS OFFENSES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C37_S37.007.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 37.008 § 37.008. DISCIPLINARY ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C37_S37.008.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 37.009 § 37.009. CONFERENCE; HEARING; REVIEW.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C37_S37.009.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 37.010 § 37.010. COURT INVOLVEMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C37_S37.010.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 37.011 § 37.011. JUVENILE JUSTICE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C37_S37.011.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 37.0011 § 37.0011. USE OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C37_S37.0011.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 37.012 § 37.012. FUNDING OF JUVENILE JUSTICE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C37_S37.012.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 37.0012 § 37.0012. DESIGNATION OF CAMPUS BEHAVIOR COORDINATOR.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C37_S37.0012.md)

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