Bill Text: TX SB112 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to parental rights in public education.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2025-04-22 - Referred to Public Education [SB112 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-SB112-Engrossed.html
| By: Hall | S.B. No. 112 | |
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| relating to parental rights in public education. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 26.004(b), Education Code, is amended to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| (b) A parent is entitled to access to all written or | ||
| electronic records of a school district concerning the parent's | ||
| child, including: | ||
| (1) attendance records; | ||
| (2) test scores; | ||
| (3) grades; | ||
| (4) disciplinary records; | ||
| (5) counseling records; | ||
| (6) psychological records; | ||
| (7) applications for admission; | ||
| (8) health and immunization information; | ||
| (9) teacher and school counselor evaluations; | ||
| (10) reports of behavioral patterns; and | ||
| (11) records relating to assistance provided for | ||
| learning difficulties, including information collected regarding | ||
| any intervention strategies used with the child. | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 26.009, Education Code, is amended by | ||
| amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as | ||
| follows: | ||
| (a) Subject to Subsection (a-1), an [ |
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| school district must obtain the written consent of a child's parent | ||
| before the employee may: | ||
| (1) conduct a psychological examination, test, or | ||
| treatment; | ||
| (2) administer a student well-being questionnaire, | ||
| health care screening form, or survey[ |
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| of a child or record or authorize the recording of a child's voice. | ||
| (a-1) A parent's written consent is not required under | ||
| Subsection (a) if an examination, test, or treatment is required | ||
| under Section 38.004 or state or federal law regarding requirements | ||
| for special education. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2025. | ||
