89R4584 CMO-D
By: Menéndez S.B. No. 203
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the disclosure of a public school student's numerical
class rank.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 28, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 28.02521 to read as follows:
Sec. 28.02521. DISCLOSURE OF CLASS RANKINGS. (a)
Notwithstanding any other law, a school district may not disclose
the numerical class rank of a student until the student enters the
11th grade. A school district may disclose the numerical class rank
of a student in a grade below the 11th grade who demonstrates a
reasonable need to know the student's numerical class rank,
including for purposes of applying to an academic program that
requires disclosure of the student's numerical class rank.
(b) A school district may disclose a student's grade point
average and percentile rank at any time.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026
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, 2025.