Tex. Educ. Code § 25.094 · Subchapter C. OPERATION OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
AGREEMENT FOR DISMISSAL OF PARENT CONTRIBUTING TO NONATTENDANCE CHARGE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A parent against whom a complaint under Section 25.093 has been filed and the school district at which the parent's child is enrolled may enter into a written agreement requiring the parent to complete counseling, training, or another program as designated by the school district.
(b) A parent who fulfills the terms of an agreement described by Subsection (a) not later than the 30th day after the date on which the complaint was filed or within the period provided by the agreement is entitled to dismissal of the complaint in accordance with Article 45A.403(b), Code of Criminal Procedure.
(c) The agency may adopt rules and materials necessary to implement this section, including by:
(1) making standardized agreement forms available to school districts;
(2) recommending state and local counseling, training, or other program options that a school district may require in an agreement under this section, which may include:
(A) faith-based counseling or training programs; or
(B) other programs that provide instruction designed to assist a parent in identifying problems that contribute to unexcused absences by the parent's child and in developing strategies for resolving those problems; and
(3) requiring relevant programs, resources, and materials to be made available through regional educational service centers.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 749 (H.B. 3917), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 1620), Sec. 6.003, eff. September 1, 2025.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.25.htm
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Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 45A.403DISMISSAL OF PARENT CONTRIBUTING TO NONATTENDANCE CHARGE.Printed as Section 25.094(b), Education Code | Section 25.094, Education Code
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 45A.464EXPUNCTION OF RECORDS RELATED TO FAILURE TO ATTEND SCHOOL.Printed as Section 25.094, Education Code
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