S.B. No. 746
AN ACT
relating to requiring the parent of a student enrolled in a school
district to provide and update a parent's contact information.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 26, Education Code, is amended by adding
Section 26.0125 to read as follows:
Sec. 26.0125. PARENT CONTACT INFORMATION REQUIRED. The
parent of a student enrolled in a school district shall provide in
writing to the district:
(1) on enrollment of the student in the district and
not later than two weeks after the beginning of each school year,
the parent's address, phone number, and e-mail address; and
(2) if the parent's contact information changes during
the school year, not later than two weeks after the date the
information changes, the parent's updated information.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2021-2022
school year.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 746 passed the Senate on
April 28, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 5.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 746 passed the House on
May 26, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 109, Nays 38, two
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor