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      S.B. No. 204         AN ACT   relating to a handbook on parental rights in education and training   requirements on parental rights in education for a member of the   board of trustees of a school district.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 11.159, Education Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (b-2) to read as follows:           (b-2)     The State Board of Education shall require a trustee   to complete training on the rights of a parent regarding the   education of the parent's child. The state board, with assistance   from the agency, shall develop the curriculum and materials for the   training.          SECTION 2.  Chapter 26, Education Code, is amended by adding   Section 26.0025 to read as follows:           Sec.   26.0025.     PARENTAL RIGHTS HANDBOOK. (a)     The agency   shall create and maintain a handbook that explains all rights of a   parent regarding the education of the parent's child, including a   student's rights that the parent may enforce on the student's   behalf.           (b)  The handbook must be:                 (1)  written in plain language;                 (2)     updated on an annual basis to reflect any relevant   changes in applicable law or agency guidance; and                 (3)     made publicly available in a searchable format on   the agency's Internet website.          SECTION 3.  (a)  Not later than January 1, 2026, the Texas   Education Agency shall create the parental rights in education   handbook required by Section 26.0025, Education Code, as added by   this Act.          (b)  Not later than April 1, 2026, the State Board of   Education shall develop and make available the training required by   Section 11.159(b-2), Education Code, as added by this Act.          (c)  Not later than September 1, 2026, a member of the board   of trustees of a school district who takes the oath of office before   January 1, 2026, shall complete the training on parental rights in   education required by Section 11.159(b-2), Education Code, as added   by this Act.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.               ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 204 passed the Senate on   April 10, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 29, Nays 1.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 204 passed the House on   May 28, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 138, Nays 3, two   present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor