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TX HB3551

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/28/2025

Primary Sponsor

Charles Cunningham

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires campus administrators to hold a reentry coordination meeting within 5 instructional days of a student's release from an alternative education program, involving parents, counselors, teachers, and other school personnel

  • Mandates that parents receive a list of people assisting with their child's reentry and an opportunity to meet with them (in person or remotely) to discuss proposed recommendations and provide relevant information about their student

  • Requires development of a personalized school reentry plan that must include educational placement recommendations and information about requesting special education evaluations, with optional provisions for counseling, behavioral management, mental health services, and academic progress reviews

  • Requires campus administrators to provide parents with an electronic or written copy of the completed reentry plan as soon as practicable

  • Applies beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, with immediate effect upon two-thirds legislative vote or September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to a school district student's reentry into a regular educational environment from an alternative education program, including parental rights related to that reentry.

Education

Last Action

Referred to Public Education

3/25/2025

Committee Referrals

Public Education3/25/2025

Full Bill Text

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