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TX HB122

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Alan Schoolcraft

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires school districts to annually report facility information to the Texas Education Agency, including square footage, student capacity, current enrollment, facility usage types (instructional, administrative, transportation, etc.), vacant land acreage, and whether facilities are leased or owned

  • Establishes an open enrollment system allowing students under 21 to apply annually for transfer to any district in the state for in-person instruction, replacing the previous requirement for mutual agreement between districts

  • Limits grounds for denying transfer applications to three reasons: full student capacity (with required facility reporting), documented history of criminal offenses or discipline problems under a pre-adopted district policy, or conflict with a court-ordered desegregation plan

  • Requires districts with more transfer applicants than positions to use a lottery system with priority given to: students previously enrolled in the district or dependents of district employees; then students receiving special education, dependents of military or law enforcement personnel, foster children, children in custody disputes, or siblings of current students

  • Prohibits receiving districts from charging tuition fees for individual student transfers under this section, and allows transfer revocation only for serious disciplinary conduct requiring alternative education placement or expulsion, with due process protections

Legislative Description

Relating to the capacity and usage of school district facilities and the transfer of students between school districts.

Education

Last Action

Referred to Public Education

3/14/2025

Committee Referrals

Public Education3/14/2025

Full Bill Text

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