TX HB2967

Requires the Texas Education Agency to publish an annual report by May 31 on students identified with vision disorders, disaggregated by grade level, campus, gender, race, ethnicity, economic disadvantage status, prior vision problems, specific disorder type, and screening equipment used

Creates a vision care grant program for educationally disadvantaged students who have been identified with vision disorders, covering costs of screenings, eye exams, and corrective devices such as glasses or contact lenses

Mandates the agency acquire a third-party data management system to store vision screening information, which may be shared with the Health and Human Services Commission through a memorandum of understanding

Expands allowed vision screening methods for public and private school students to include techniques for detecting depth perception issues and color blindness, in addition to existing photoscreening and electronic eye chart options

Requires the vision screening referral form to include spaces for student/school identification, information about low-cost vision care resources, and potential eligibility for the child health plan program (CHIP), with biennial updates to resource information