TX HB2236

Adds "chronically absent students" to the legal definition of students at risk of dropping out of school, making them eligible for dropout prevention programs and interventions

Defines "chronically absent student" as a student absent for more than 10% of instructional minutes within a school year or a six-week grading period

Requires school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to report chronic absenteeism data through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS), disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and student status (special education, dyslexia, economically disadvantaged, emergent bilingual)

Mandates the Texas Education Agency to annually aggregate and publicly release chronic absenteeism data at both campus and district levels, including percentage breakdowns by demographic category

Takes effect September 1, 2025