88R6590 AMF-F
By: Kolkhorst S.B. No. 1571
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to complaints filed by a school district regarding the
offense of contributing to truancy by a parent.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 25.0951(b), Education Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) If a student fails to attend school without excuse as
specified by Subsection (a), a school district shall [may] file a
complaint against the student's parent in a county, justice, or
municipal court for an offense under Section 25.093 if the school
district possesses and is able to provide to the court [provides]
evidence of the parent's criminal negligence. In this subsection,
"parent" includes a person standing in parental relation.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024
school year.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.