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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the collection and reporting of data regarding race and |
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ethnicity by the Texas Education Agency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 7, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 7.038 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 7.038. COLLECTION AND REPORTING OF CERTAIN DEMOGRAPHIC |
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INFORMATION. (a) In collecting and disaggregating data by race or |
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ethnicity for purposes of a reporting requirement related to |
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academic achievement, graduation rates, attendance rates, |
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languages spoken at home, or access to educational resources, the |
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agency shall require the following categories to be used: |
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(1) American Indian or Alaska Native, including |
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subcategories including all Indian tribes or bands which are |
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recognized by federal law and located in this state; |
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(2) Asian, including the following subcategories: |
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(A) Asian Indian; |
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(B) Chinese; |
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(C) Filipino; |
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(D) Korean; |
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(E) Pakistani; |
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(F) Vietnamese; and |
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(G) other; |
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(3) Black or African American, including the following |
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subcategories: |
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(A) African American; |
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(B) Ethiopian; |
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(C) Haitian; |
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(D) Jamaican; |
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(E) Nigerian; |
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(F) Somali; and |
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(G) other; |
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(4) Hispanic or Latino, including the following |
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subcategories: |
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(A) Cuban; |
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(B) Dominican; |
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(C) Guatemalan; |
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(D) Mexican; |
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(E) Puerto Rican; |
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(F) Salvadoran; and |
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(G) other; |
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(5) Middle Eastern or North African, including the |
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following subcategories: |
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(A) Egyptian; |
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(B) Iranian; |
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(C) Iraqi; |
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(D) Israeli; |
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(E) Lebanese; |
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(F) Syrian; and |
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(G) other; |
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(6) Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, including the |
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following subcategories: |
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(A) Chamorro; |
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(B) Fijian; |
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(C) Marshallese; |
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(D) Native Hawaiian; |
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(E) Samoan; |
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(F) Tongan; and |
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(G) other; and |
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(7) White, including the following subcategories: |
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(A) English; |
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(B) German; |
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(C) Irish; |
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(D) Italian; |
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(E) Polish; |
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(F) Scottish; and |
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(G) other. |
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(b) In collecting demographic data under this section, the |
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agency shall provide the option to: |
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(1) select more than one category for race or ethnic |
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origin; and |
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(2) select more than one subcategory for race or |
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ethnic origin. |
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(c) The agency shall post in a publicly available location |
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on the agency's Internet website data collected under a reporting |
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requirement described by Subsection (a) in a manner that: |
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(1) is disaggregated by the categories and |
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subcategories of race and ethnicity provided by Subsection (a), |
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subject to Subdivision (3); |
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(2) is easily accessible and readily understandable; |
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and |
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(3) complies with federal law regarding |
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confidentiality of student educational information, including the |
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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. |
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Section 1232g), and any state law relating to the privacy of student |
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information. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than the 2027-2028 school year, the |
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Texas Education Agency shall revise the agency's reporting |
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standards as necessary to comply with Section 7.038, Education |
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Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |