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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a parent's right to receive notice each time the |
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parent's child obtains a school library material. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 12.104(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) An open-enrollment charter school is subject to: |
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(1) a provision of this title establishing a criminal |
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offense; |
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(2) the provisions in Chapter 554, Government Code; |
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and |
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(3) a prohibition, restriction, or requirement, as |
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applicable, imposed by this title or a rule adopted under this |
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title, relating to: |
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(A) the Public Education Information Management |
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System (PEIMS) to the extent necessary to monitor compliance with |
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this subchapter as determined by the commissioner; |
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(B) criminal history records under Subchapter C, |
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Chapter 22; |
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(C) reading instruments and accelerated reading |
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instruction programs under Section 28.006; |
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(D) accelerated instruction under Section |
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28.0211; |
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(E) high school graduation requirements under |
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Section 28.025; |
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(F) special education programs under Subchapter |
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A, Chapter 29; |
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(G) bilingual education under Subchapter B, |
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Chapter 29; |
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(H) prekindergarten programs under Subchapter E |
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or E-1, Chapter 29, except class size limits for prekindergarten |
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classes imposed under Section 25.112, which do not apply; |
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(I) extracurricular activities under Section |
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33.081; |
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(J) discipline management practices or behavior |
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management techniques under Section 37.0021; |
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(K) health and safety under Chapter 38; |
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(L) the provisions of Subchapter A, Chapter 39; |
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(M) public school accountability and special |
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investigations under Subchapters A, B, C, D, F, G, and J, Chapter |
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39, and Chapter 39A; |
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(N) the requirement under Section 21.006 to |
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report an educator's misconduct; |
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(O) intensive programs of instruction under |
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Section 28.0213; |
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(P) the right of a school employee to report a |
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crime, as provided by Section 37.148; |
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(Q) bullying prevention policies and procedures |
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under Section 37.0832; |
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(R) the right of a school under Section 37.0052 |
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to place a student who has engaged in certain bullying behavior in a |
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disciplinary alternative education program or to expel the student; |
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(S) the right under Section 37.0151 to report to |
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local law enforcement certain conduct constituting assault or |
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harassment; |
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(T) a parent's right to information regarding the |
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provision of assistance for learning difficulties to the parent's |
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child as provided by Sections 26.004(b)(11) and 26.0081(c) and (d); |
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(U) establishment of residency under Section |
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25.001; |
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(V) school safety requirements under Sections |
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37.0814, 37.108, 37.1081, 37.1082, 37.1083, 37.1084, 37.1085, |
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37.1086, 37.109, 37.113, 37.114, 37.1141, 37.115, 37.207, and |
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37.2071 and Subchapter J, Chapter 37; |
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(W) the early childhood literacy and mathematics |
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proficiency plans under Section 11.185; |
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(X) the college, career, and military readiness |
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plans under Section 11.186; [and] |
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(Y) parental options to retain a student under |
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Section 28.02124; and |
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(Z) a parent's right to notice regarding the |
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school library materials obtained by the parent's child as provided |
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by Section 26.017. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 26, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 26.017 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 26.017. NOTICE REGARDING SCHOOL LIBRARY MATERIALS. |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a school district shall |
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notify a parent of each child enrolled in the district by e-mail |
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each time the parent's child obtains a school library material from |
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a school library in the district. The notice must include the title |
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and author of the school library material. |
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(b) Before each school year, a school district shall provide |
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written notice to a parent of each child enrolled in the district |
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regarding the option to submit a written or electronic request to |
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opt out of the notifications required under Subsection (a). |
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(c) A school district shall: |
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(1) maintain a current list of parents to be notified |
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under Subsection (a); and |
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(2) promptly process opt-out requests under |
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Subsection (b). |
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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. |