Tex. Educ. Code § 26.0025 · Chapter 26. PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
PARENTAL RIGHTS HANDBOOK.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Text of section as added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 965 (S.B. 204), Sec. 2
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.
Text of section as added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (S.B. 12), Sec. 12
Sec. 26.0025. RIGHT TO SELECT EDUCATIONAL SETTING.
A parent is entitled to choose the educational setting for the parent's child, including public school, private school, or home school.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History (Text of section as added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 965 (S.B. 204), Sec. 2)
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 965 (S.B. 204), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.
History (Text of section as added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (S.B. 12), Sec. 12)
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (S.B. 12), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2025.
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