POSITIVE BEHAVIOR PROGRAM

(a) Each school district and open-enrollment charter school may develop and implement a program, in consultation with campus behavior coordinators employed by the district or school and representatives of a regional education service center, that provides a disciplinary alternative for a student enrolled in a grade level below grade three who engages in conduct described by Section 37.005(a) and is not subject to Section 37.005(c). The program must: (1) be age-appropriate and research-based; (2) provide models for positive behavior; (3) promote a positive school environment; (4) provide alternative disciplinary courses of action that do not rely on the use of in-school suspension, out-of-school suspension, or placement in a disciplinary alternative education program to manage student behavior; and (5) provide behavior management strategies, including: (A) positive behavioral intervention and support; (B) trauma-informed practices; (C) social and emotional learning; (D) a referral for services, as necessary; and (E) restorative practices. (b) Each school district and open-enrollment charter school may annually conduct training for staff employed by the district or school on the program adopted under Subsection (a).