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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement to report through the Public Education |
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Information Management System the number of student deaths |
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occurring on a school district or open-enrollment charter school |
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campus. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 48.009(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The commissioner by rule shall require each school |
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district and open-enrollment charter school to report through the |
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Public Education Information Management System information |
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regarding: |
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(1) the number of students enrolled in the district or |
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school who are identified as having dyslexia; |
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(2) the availability of school counselors, including |
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the number of full-time equivalent school counselors, at each |
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campus; |
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(3) the availability of expanded learning |
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opportunities as described by Section 33.252 at each campus; |
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(4) the total number of students, other than students |
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described by Subdivision (5), enrolled in the district or school |
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with whom the district or school, as applicable, used intervention |
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strategies, as that term is defined by Section 26.004, at any time |
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during the year for which the report is made; |
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(5) the total number of students enrolled in the |
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district or school to whom the district or school provided aids, |
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accommodations, or services under Section 504, Rehabilitation Act |
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of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794), at any time during the year for |
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which the report is made; |
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(6) disaggregated by campus and grade, the number of: |
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(A) children who are required to attend school |
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under Section 25.085, are not exempted under Section 25.086, and |
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fail to attend school without excuse for 10 or more days or parts of |
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days within a six-month period in the same school year; |
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(B) students for whom the district initiates a |
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truancy prevention measure under Section 25.0915(a-4); and |
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(C) parents of students against whom an |
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attendance officer or other appropriate school official has filed a |
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complaint under Section 25.093; [and] |
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(7) the number of students who are enrolled in a high |
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school equivalency program, a dropout recovery school, or an adult |
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education program provided under a high school diploma and industry |
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certification charter school program provided by the district or |
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school and who: |
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(A) are at least 18 years of age and under 26 |
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years of age; |
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(B) have not previously been reported to the |
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agency as dropouts; and |
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(C) enroll in the program at the district or |
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school after not attending school for a period of at least nine |
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months; and |
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(8) the number of student deaths that occurred on each |
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district or school campus during the year for which the report is |
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made. |
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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. |