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TX HB3325

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/25/2025

Primary Sponsor

Alma Allen

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • School districts cannot refuse to enroll students based on their criminal, juvenile, or disciplinary history and must promptly enroll students released from alternative education programs who are otherwise eligible

  • Campus administrators must hold a transition meeting within 5 instructional days of a student's release from an alternative education program, with required participation from parents and relevant school personnel including counselors, teachers, and special education administrators

  • Parents must receive a list of personnel assisting with the transition and an opportunity to meet with them before the personalized transition plan is finalized, plus a copy of the completed plan

  • Personalized transition plans must include educational placement recommendations based on previous coursework, credits earned, assessment performance, and appropriate course descriptions, with reviews of student progress required at the beginning of each semester and end of each school year

  • School districts must adopt policies allowing credits completed in alternative education programs or previous schools, including Windham School District, to count toward graduation requirements to the greatest extent possible

Legislative Description

Relating to a public school student's transition from an alternative education program to a regular educational environment, including parental rights related to that transition, and the admission of certain students with a criminal or disciplinary history.

Education

Last Action

Referred to Public Education

3/21/2025

Committee Referrals

Public Education3/21/2025

Full Bill Text

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