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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a handbook on parental rights in education and training |
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requirements on parental rights in education for a member of the |
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board of trustees of a school district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.159, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-2) to read as follows: |
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(b-2) The State Board of Education shall require a trustee |
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to complete training on the rights of a parent regarding the |
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education of the parent's child. The state board, with assistance |
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from the agency, shall develop the curriculum and materials for the |
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training. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 26, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 26.0025 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 26.0025. PARENTAL RIGHTS HANDBOOK. (a) The agency |
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shall create and maintain a handbook that explains all rights of a |
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parent regarding the education of the parent's child, including a |
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student's rights that the parent may enforce on the student's |
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behalf. |
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(b) The handbook must be: |
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(1) written in plain language; |
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(2) updated on an annual basis to reflect any relevant |
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changes in applicable law or agency guidance; and |
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(3) made publicly available in a searchable format on |
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the agency's Internet website. |
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SECTION 3. (a) Not later than January 1, 2026: |
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(1) the State Board of Education shall develop and |
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make available the training required by Section 11.159(b-2), |
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Education Code, as added by this Act; and |
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(2) the Texas Education Agency shall create the |
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parental rights in education handbook required by Section 26.0025, |
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Education Code, as added by this Act. |
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(b) Not later than April 1, 2026, a member of the board of |
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trustees of a school district who takes the oath of office before |
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January 1, 2026, shall complete the training on parental rights in |
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education required by Section 11.159(b-2), Education Code, as added |
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by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |