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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the disclosure of a public school student's numerical |
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class rank. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 28, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 28.02521 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 28.02521. DISCLOSURE OF CLASS RANKINGS. (a) |
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Notwithstanding any other law, a school district may not disclose |
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the numerical class rank of a student until the student enters the |
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11th grade. A school district may disclose the numerical class rank |
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of a student in a grade below the 11th grade who demonstrates a |
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reasonable need to know the student's numerical class rank, |
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including for purposes of applying to an academic program that |
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requires disclosure of the student's numerical class rank. |
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(b) A school district may disclose a student's grade point |
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average and percentile rank at any time. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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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, 2025. |