By: Geren H.B. No. 5263
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the accessibility of results from the state assessment.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 26.005, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (b) to read as follows:
Sec. 26.005. ACCESS TO STATE ASSESSMENTS. (a) Except as
provided by Section 39.023(e), a parent is entitled to access to a
copy of each state assessment instrument administered under Section
39.023 to the parent's child.
(b) the agency shall make available to a parent, the results
of their child's state assessment tests by no more than one click
from a website maintained by the agency. Student identifying
information needed to access assessment information must meet
agency security protocols, be unique to the student, and be in
control of a parent or guardian without the need to secure
additional information from any third party.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.