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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to establishing residency for children who are the subject |
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of parental child safety placement agreements for purposes of |
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admission into public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.001, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c-3) to read as follows: |
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(c-3) The parent or guardian of a child who is the subject of |
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a parental child safety placement agreement under Section 264.902, |
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Family Code, may establish residency for purposes of Subsection (b) |
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by providing to the school district a copy of a letter from the |
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Department of Family and Protective Services indicating that the |
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child is the subject of such an agreement and that the address of |
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the child's residence during the agreement is in the district. |
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SECTION 2. Section 264.902, Family Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) For a school-age child, a parental child safety |
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placement agreement must include a letter provided by the |
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department that contains the address of the child's residence |
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during the parental child safety placement and the following |
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language: "THIS LETTER SERVES AS PROOF OF RESIDENCE FOR PURPOSES OF |
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THE ENROLLMENT OF THE ABOVE-NAMED CHILD OR CHILDREN IN A PUBLIC |
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SCHOOL IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR GEOGRAPHIC AREA IN WHICH THE CHILD |
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OR CHILDREN RESIDE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 25.001(C-3), |
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EDUCATION CODE." |
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SECTION 3. (a) Section 25.001, Education Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies beginning with the 2025-2026 school year. |
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(b) Section 264.902, Family Code, as amended by this Act, |
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applies only to a parental child safety placement agreement |
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executed on or after the effective date of this Act. A parental |
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child safety placement agreement executed before the effective date |
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of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the |
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agreement was executed, and the former law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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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. |