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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the transfer of public school students who are children |
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of certain public servants. |
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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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Chapters 322 (H.B. 1959) and 583 (H.B. 2892), Acts of the 88th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is reenacted and amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 25.0344. TRANSFER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE CHILDREN OF |
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CERTAIN PUBLIC SERVANTS [PEACE OFFICERS] [SERVICEMEMBERS]. (a) In |
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this section: |
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(1) "Fire fighter" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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614.001, Government Code. |
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(2) "Parent" includes a person standing in parental |
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relation to a student. |
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(3) "Peace [peace] officer" has the meaning assigned |
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by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code. |
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(4) [,] "Servicemember [servicemember]" means an |
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active duty member of the armed forces of the United States, a |
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reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, or the |
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Texas National Guard. |
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(b) On request of [a peace officer] [servicemember who is] a |
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parent of [or person standing in parental relation to] a student, |
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the board of trustees of a school district or the board's designee |
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shall transfer the student to another district campus or to another |
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school district under an agreement under Section 25.035, if the |
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parent is: |
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(1) a peace officer; |
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(2) a servicemember; or |
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(3) a fire fighter. |
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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 parent [peace |
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officer] [servicemember] making the 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. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails |
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over another Act of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, |
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relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted |
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codes. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2025. |