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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to parental rights in public education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 26, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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Sections 26.0025, 26.0026, and 26.0062 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 26.0025. PARENTAL RIGHTS INFORMATION. (a) The agency |
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shall create and maintain a document that informs a parent of the |
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parent's rights regarding the education of the parent's child |
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provided under this chapter. |
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(b) The document must: |
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(1) include information regarding accessing the |
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contents of this chapter; |
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(2) be made publicly available in a prominent place on |
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the Internet website of the agency and each school district; and |
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(3) be provided to parents at the beginning of each |
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school year in an electronic or hard copy format. |
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Sec. 26.0026. RIGHT TO SELECT EDUCATIONAL SETTING. A |
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parent is entitled to choose the educational setting for the |
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parent's child, including public school, private school, or home |
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school. |
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Sec. 26.0062. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE REGARDING INSTRUCTIONAL |
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PLAN. (a) Each school district shall adopt a policy to make |
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available on the district's Internet website at the beginning of |
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each semester an instructional plan or course syllabus for each |
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class offered in the district for that semester. |
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(b) The policy adopted under Subsection (a) must: |
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(1) require each teacher to provide before the |
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beginning of each semester a copy of the teacher's instructional |
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plan or course syllabus for each class for which the teacher |
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provides instruction to: |
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(A) district administration; and |
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(B) the parent of each student enrolled in the |
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class; |
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(2) provide for additional copies of an instructional |
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plan or course syllabus to be made available to a parent of a |
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student enrolled in the class on the parent's request. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |