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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of information regarding certain public |
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assistance programs by public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 38.045 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.045. INFORMATION REGARDING CERTAIN PUBLIC |
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ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. (a) Each year and on a student's enrollment |
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in a school district or open-enrollment charter school, the |
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district or school shall provide to the student and the student's |
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parent in any format the district or school determines appropriate |
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information regarding the eligibility requirements for public |
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assistance programs, including: |
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(1) the medical assistance program under Chapter 32, |
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Human Resources Code; |
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(2) the child health plan program under Chapter 62, |
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Health and Safety Code; and |
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(3) the supplemental nutrition assistance program |
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under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code. |
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(b) The Health and Human Services Commission, in |
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coordination with the agency, shall prepare and make available to |
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school districts and open-enrollment charter schools in both |
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physical and electronic formats a model form for the information |
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required to be provided under Subsection (a). |
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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. |