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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to transfer of students who are children of certain |
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judges, prosecuting attorneys, and servicemembers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.0344, Education Code, as added by |
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Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 583 (H.B. 2892), Sec. 1, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 25.0344. TRANSFER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE CHILDREN OF |
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CERTAIN JUDGES, PEACE OFFICERS, PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS, AND |
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SERVICEMEMBERS. (a) In this section: [,] |
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(1) "peace officer" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 1701.001, Occupations Code. |
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(2) "prosecuting attorney" includes a county |
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prosecutor, state prosecutor, or state prosecuting attorney as |
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defined in Section 46.001, Government Code. |
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(3) "servicemember" means an active duty member of the |
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armed forces of the United States, a reserve component of the armed |
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forces of the United States, or the Texas National Guard. |
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(4) "judge" means the judge of the supreme court, |
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court of criminal appeals, appellate court, district court, or |
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statutory county court, as well as any associate judge of the same. |
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(b) On request of a judge, peace officer, prosecuting |
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attorney, or servicemember who is a parent of or person standing in |
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parental relation to a student, the board of trustees of a school |
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district or the board's designee shall transfer the student to |
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another district campus or to another school district under an |
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agreement under Section 25.035. |
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(c) A transfer under this section must be to the campus or |
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school district, as applicable, selected by the judge, peace |
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officer, prosecuting attorney, or servicemember making the |
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request. |
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(d) A school district is not required to provide |
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transportation to a student who transfers to another campus or |
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school district under this section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 25.0344, Education Code, as added by |
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Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 583 (H.B. 2892), Sec. 1, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |