HB3564 - Relating to the collection and reporting of data regarding race and ethnicity by the Texas Education Agency.

      By: Vo H.B. No. 3564       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the collection and reporting of data regarding race and   ethnicity by the Texas Education Agency.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 7, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 7.038 to read as follows:           Sec.   7.038.     COLLECTION AND REPORTING OF CERTAIN DEMOGRAPHIC   INFORMATION. (a) In collecting and disaggregating data by race or   ethnicity for purposes of a reporting requirement related to   academic achievement, graduation rates, attendance rates,   languages spoken at home, or access to educational resources, the   agency shall require the following categories to be used:                 (1)     American Indian or Alaska Native, including   subcategories including all Indian tribes or bands which are   recognized by federal law and located in this state;                 (2)  Asian, including the following subcategories:                       (A)  Asian Indian;                       (B)  Chinese;                       (C)  Filipino;                       (D)  Korean;                       (E)  Pakistani;                       (F)  Vietnamese; and                       (G)  other;                 (3)     Black or African American, including the following   subcategories:                       (A)  African American;                       (B)  Ethiopian;                       (C)  Haitian;                       (D)  Jamaican;                       (E)  Nigerian;                       (F)  Somali; and                       (G)  other;                 (4)     Hispanic or Latino, including the following   subcategories:                       (A)  Cuban;                       (B)  Dominican;                       (C)  Guatemalan;                       (D)  Mexican;                       (E)  Puerto Rican;                       (F)  Salvadoran; and                       (G)  other;                 (5)     Middle Eastern or North African, including the   following subcategories:                       (A)  Egyptian;                       (B)  Iranian;                       (C)  Iraqi;                       (D)  Israeli;                       (E)  Lebanese;                       (F)  Syrian; and                       (G)  other;                 (6)     Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, including the   following subcategories:                       (A)  Chamorro;                       (B)  Fijian;                       (C)  Marshallese;                       (D)  Native Hawaiian;                       (E)  Samoan;                       (F)  Tongan; and                       (G)  other; and                 (7)  White, including the following subcategories:                       (A)  English;                       (B)  German;                       (C)  Irish;                       (D)  Italian;                       (E)  Polish;                       (F)  Scottish; and                       (G)  other.           (b)     In collecting demographic data under this section, the   agency shall provide the option to:                 (1)     select more than one category for race or ethnic   origin; and                 (2)     select more than one subcategory for race or   ethnic origin.           (c)     The agency shall post in a publicly available location   on the agency's Internet website data collected under a reporting   requirement described by Subsection (a) in a manner that:                 (1)     is disaggregated by the categories and   subcategories of race and ethnicity provided by Subsection (a),   subject to Subdivision (3);                 (2)     is easily accessible and readily understandable;   and                 (3)     complies with federal law regarding   confidentiality of student educational information, including the   Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C.   Section 1232g), and any state law relating to the privacy of student   information.          SECTION 2.  Not later than the 2027-2028 school year, the   Texas Education Agency shall revise the agency's reporting   standards as necessary to comply with Section 7.038, Education   Code, as added by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.