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SB204 • 2025

Relating to a handbook on parental rights in education and training requirements on parental rights in education for a member of the board of trustees of a school district.

Relating to a handbook on parental rights in education and training requirements on parental rights in education for a member of the board of trustees of a school district.

Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Paxton
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to a handbook on parental rights in education and training requirements on parental rights in education for a member of the board of trustees of a school district.

Relating to a handbook on parental rights in education and training requirements on parental rights in education for a member of the board of trustees of a school district.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to a handbook on parental rights in education and training requirements on parental rights in education for a member of the board of trustees of a school district.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  4. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage reported

  7. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  8. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  9. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  10. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  11. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  13. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  14. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3832

  15. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  16. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  17. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  18. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  19. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  20. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  21. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  22. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  23. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  24. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote reconsidered in committee

  25. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

  26. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  27. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  28. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  29. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  30. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  31. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  32. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  33. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Public Education

  34. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  35. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  36. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  37. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  38. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  39. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  40. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  41. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  42. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  43. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  44. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  45. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  46. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  47. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  48. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  49. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  50. 2025-02-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  51. 2025-02-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  52. 2025-02-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  53. 2025-02-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  54. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  55. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Education K-16

  56. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  57. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to a handbook on parental rights in education and training requirements on parental rights in education for a member of the board of trustees of a school district.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) SB 204 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 204

AN ACT

relating to a handbook on parental rights in education and training

requirements on parental rights in education for a member of the

board of trustees of a school district.

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

SECTION 1. Section 11.159, Education Code, is amended by

adding Subsection (b-2) to read as follows:

(b-2)

The State Board of Education shall require a trustee

to complete training on the rights of a parent regarding the

education of the parent's child. The state board, with assistance

from the agency, shall develop the curriculum and materials for the

training.

SECTION 2. Chapter 26, Education Code, is amended by adding

Section 26.0025 to read as follows:

Sec.

26.0025.

PARENTAL RIGHTS HANDBOOK. (a)

The agency

shall create and maintain a handbook that explains all rights of a

parent regarding the education of the parent's child, including a

student's rights that the parent may enforce on the student's

behalf.

(b) The handbook must be:

(1) written in plain language;

(2)

updated on an annual basis to reflect any relevant

changes in applicable law or agency guidance; and

(3)

made publicly available in a searchable format on

the agency's Internet website.

SECTION 3. (a) Not later than January 1, 2026, the Texas

Education Agency shall create the parental rights in education

handbook required by Section 26.0025, Education Code, as added by

this Act.

(b) Not later than April 1, 2026, the State Board of

Education shall develop and make available the training required by

Section 11.159(b-2), Education Code, as added by this Act.

(c) Not later than September 1, 2026, a member of the board

of trustees of a school district who takes the oath of office before

January 1, 2026, shall complete the training on parental rights in

education required by Section 11.159(b-2), Education Code, as added

by this Act.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 204 passed the Senate on

April 10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 1.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 204 passed the House on

May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 3, two

present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor