88R7745 BDP-D
By: Middleton S.B. No. 2500
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the transfer of certain public school students who are
children of certain military servicemembers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 25, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 25.0344 to read as follows:
Sec. 25.0344. TRANSFER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE CHILDREN OF
SERVICEMEMBERS. (a) In this section, "servicemember" means a
member of the armed forces of the United States, a reserve component
of the armed forces of the United States, or the Texas National
Guard.
(b) On request of a servicemember who is a parent of or
person standing in parental relation to a student, the board of
trustees of a school district or the board's designee shall
transfer the student to another district campus or to another
school district under an agreement under Section 25.035.
(c) A transfer under this section must be to the campus or
school district, as applicable, selected by the servicemember
making the request.
(d) A school district is not required to provide
transportation to a student who transfers to another campus or
school district under this section.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024
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, 2023.