By: Vo H.B. No. 3564
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the collection and reporting of data regarding race and
ethnicity by the Texas Education Agency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 7, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 7.038 to read as follows:
Sec. 7.038. COLLECTION AND REPORTING OF CERTAIN DEMOGRAPHIC
INFORMATION. (a) In collecting and disaggregating data by race or
ethnicity for purposes of a reporting requirement related to
academic achievement, graduation rates, attendance rates,
languages spoken at home, or access to educational resources, the
agency shall require the following categories to be used:
(1) American Indian or Alaska Native, including
subcategories including all Indian tribes or bands which are
recognized by federal law and located in this state;
(2) Asian, including the following subcategories:
(A) Asian Indian;
(B) Chinese;
(C) Filipino;
(D) Korean;
(E) Pakistani;
(F) Vietnamese; and
(G) other;
(3) Black or African American, including the following
subcategories:
(A) African American;
(B) Ethiopian;
(C) Haitian;
(D) Jamaican;
(E) Nigerian;
(F) Somali; and
(G) other;
(4) Hispanic or Latino, including the following
subcategories:
(A) Cuban;
(B) Dominican;
(C) Guatemalan;
(D) Mexican;
(E) Puerto Rican;
(F) Salvadoran; and
(G) other;
(5) Middle Eastern or North African, including the
following subcategories:
(A) Egyptian;
(B) Iranian;
(C) Iraqi;
(D) Israeli;
(E) Lebanese;
(F) Syrian; and
(G) other;
(6) Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, including the
following subcategories:
(A) Chamorro;
(B) Fijian;
(C) Marshallese;
(D) Native Hawaiian;
(E) Samoan;
(F) Tongan; and
(G) other; and
(7) White, including the following subcategories:
(A) English;
(B) German;
(C) Irish;
(D) Italian;
(E) Polish;
(F) Scottish; and
(G) other.
(b) In collecting demographic data under this section, the
agency shall provide the option to:
(1) select more than one category for race or ethnic
origin; and
(2) select more than one subcategory for race or
ethnic origin.
(c) The agency shall post in a publicly available location
on the agency's Internet website data collected under a reporting
requirement described by Subsection (a) in a manner that:
(1) is disaggregated by the categories and
subcategories of race and ethnicity provided by Subsection (a),
subject to Subdivision (3);
(2) is easily accessible and readily understandable;
and
(3) complies with federal law regarding
confidentiality of student educational information, including the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C.
Section 1232g), and any state law relating to the privacy of student
information.
SECTION 2. Not later than the 2027-2028 school year, the
Texas Education Agency shall revise the agency's reporting
standards as necessary to comply with Section 7.038, Education
Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.