HB1628 - Relating to the transfer of certain public school students who are children of peace officers.

  89R760 CXP-D     By: Noble H.B. No. 1628       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the transfer of certain public school students who are   children of peace officers.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 25.0344, Education Code, as added by   Chapter 322 (H.B. 1959), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular   Session, 2023, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding   Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows:          (b)  On request of a peace officer who is a parent of or   person standing in parental relation to a student, the board of   trustees of a school district or the board's designee shall   transfer the student to :                 (1)   another district campus ; or                 (2)  any other [ to another ] school district in this   state, regardless of whether the sending district and the receiving   district have entered into [ under ] an agreement under Section   25.035.           (e)     Notwithstanding any other law, a school district must   approve a transfer under this section unless the district or the   district campus to which the student seeks to transfer is at full   student capacity or has more requests for transfers than available   positions.           (f)     A school district may not charge a tuition fee under   Section 25.038 to a student who transfers to the district under this   section.          SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026   school year.          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.