| 1 | 1 | | 89R16779 RDR-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Plesa H.B. No. 4126 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to the transfer of public school students who are children |
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| 10 | 10 | | of certain public servants. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Section 25.0344, Education Code, as added by |
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| 13 | 13 | | Chapters 322 (H.B. 1959) and 583 (H.B. 2892), Acts of the 88th |
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| 14 | 14 | | Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is reenacted and amended to |
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| 15 | 15 | | read as follows: |
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| 16 | 16 | | Sec. 25.0344. TRANSFER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE CHILDREN OF |
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| 17 | 17 | | CERTAIN PUBLIC SERVANTS [PEACE OFFICERS] [SERVICEMEMBERS]. (a) In |
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| 18 | 18 | | this section: |
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| 19 | 19 | | (1) "Fire fighter" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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| 20 | 20 | | 614.001, Government Code. |
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| 21 | 21 | | (2) "Parent" includes a person standing in parental |
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| 22 | 22 | | relation to a student. |
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| 23 | 23 | | (3) "Peace [peace] officer" has the meaning assigned |
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| 24 | 24 | | by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code. |
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| 25 | 25 | | (4) [,] "Servicemember [servicemember]" means an |
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| 26 | 26 | | active duty member of the armed forces of the United States, a |
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| 27 | 27 | | reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, or the |
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| 28 | 28 | | Texas National Guard. |
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| 29 | 29 | | (b) On request of [a peace officer] [servicemember who is] a |
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| 30 | 30 | | parent of [or person standing in parental relation to] a student, |
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| 31 | 31 | | the board of trustees of a school district or the board's designee |
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| 32 | 32 | | shall transfer the student to another district campus or to another |
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| 33 | 33 | | school district under an agreement under Section 25.035, if the |
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| 34 | 34 | | parent is: |
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| 35 | 35 | | (1) a peace officer; |
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| 36 | 36 | | (2) a servicemember; or |
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| 37 | 37 | | (3) a fire fighter. |
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| 38 | 38 | | (c) A transfer under this section must be to the campus or |
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| 39 | 39 | | school district, as applicable, selected by the parent [peace |
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| 40 | 40 | | officer] [servicemember] making the request. |
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| 41 | 41 | | (d) A school district is not required to provide |
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| 42 | 42 | | transportation to a student who transfers to another campus or |
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| 43 | 43 | | school district under this section. |
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| 44 | 44 | | SECTION 2. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails |
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| 45 | 45 | | over another Act of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, |
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| 46 | 46 | | relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted |
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| 47 | 47 | | codes. |
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| 48 | 48 | | SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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| 49 | 49 | | school year. |
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| 50 | 50 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 51 | 51 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 52 | 52 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 53 | 53 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 54 | 54 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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