Relating to the transfer of public school students who are children of certain public servants.

89(R) HB 1325 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R29206 TSS-F

By: Vasut

H.B. No. 1325

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1325:

By: Buckley

C.S.H.B. No. 1325

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the transfer of public school students who are children

of certain public servants.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 25.0344, Education Code, as added by

Chapters 322 (H.B. 1959) and 583 (H.B. 2892), Acts of the 88th

Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is reenacted and amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 25.0344. TRANSFER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE CHILDREN OF

CERTAIN PUBLIC SERVANTS
[
PEACE OFFICERS
] [
SERVICEMEMBERS
]. (a) In

this section
:

(1)

"Parent" includes a person standing in parental

relation to a student.

(2)
[
,
] "
Peace
[
peace
] officer" has the meaning

assigned by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code.

(3)

"Prosecuting attorney" means a district attorney,

criminal district attorney, or county attorney or the state

prosecuting attorney appointed under Chapter 42, Government Code.

(4)
[
,
] "
Servicemember
[
servicemember
]" means an

active duty member of the armed forces of the United States, a

reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, or the

Texas National Guard.

(b) On request of [
a peace officer
] [
servicemember 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 transfer the student to another district campus or to another

school district under an agreement under Section 25.035
, if the

parent is:

(1) a peace officer;

(2) a prosecuting attorney;

(3) a servicemember; or

(4)

a federal judge, state judge, county court judge,

justice of the peace, or judicial officer subject to Chapter 54,

54A, or 54B, Government Code
.

(c) A transfer under this section must be to the campus or

school district, as applicable, selected by the
parent
[
peace

officer
] [
servicemember
] making the request.

(d) A school district is not required to provide

transportation to a student who transfers to another campus or

school district under this section.

SECTION 2. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails

over another Act of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025,

relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted

codes.

SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026

school year.

SECTION 4. 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.