HB 1628
AN ACT relating to the transfer of certain public school students who are
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
Committee
Not yet assigned
Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
Allows peace officers who are parents to transfer their children to a different school district campus or school district, regardless of existing transfer agreements. School districts must approve such transfers unless the receiving district is at full capacity, and they cannot charge tuition fees for these transfers. The law applies starting with the 2025-2026 school year and aims to provide more educational flexibility for peace officer families.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the transfer of certain public school students who are BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 25.0344, Education Code, as added by Chapter 322 (H.B. 1959), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows: (b) On request of a peace officer who is a parent of or person standing in parental relation to a student, the board of trustees of a school district or the board's designee shall (1) another district campus; or (2) any other [to another] school district in this state, regardless of whether the sending district and the receiving district have entered into [under] an agreement under Section (e) Notwithstanding any other law, a school district must approve a transfer under this section unless the district or the district campus to which the student seeks to transfer is at full student capacity or has more requests for transfers than available (f) A school district may not charge a tuition fee under Section 25.038 to a student who transfers to the district under this SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill Sponsors
Legislators who authored or co-sponsored this bill.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the transfer of certain public school students who are
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