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TX HB213

TX HB213
Relating to the inclusion of chronically absent students as students at risk of dropping out of school and the collection and reporting of data regarding those students.


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Introduced
11/12/2024
In Committee
03/25/2025
Crossed Over
04/17/2025
Passed
Dead
06/02/2025

Introduced Session

89th Legislature Regular Session

Bill Summary

AN ACT relating to the inclusion of chronically absent students as students at risk of dropping out of school and the collection and reporting of data regarding those students.

AI Summary

This bill modifies Texas education law to include chronically absent students as a category of students at risk of dropping out of school and enhances data collection and reporting requirements related to student attendance. Specifically, the bill defines a "chronically absent student" as a student who is absent from school for more than 10 percent of allocated instruction time within a school year or a six-week grading period. The legislation amends existing education code to require school districts and charter schools to report through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) the total number of chronically absent students at each campus, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and various student status categories such as special education enrollment, dyslexia identification, educational disadvantage, and emergent bilingual status. Additionally, the bill mandates that the Texas education agency annually aggregate and publicly release this chronic absenteeism data at both campus and district levels, including the percentage of chronically absent students in each demographic category. These changes aim to provide more comprehensive insights into student attendance patterns and support early intervention strategies to prevent students from dropping out of school. The bill is set to take effect on September 1, 2025.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (8)

Last Action

Received from the House (on 04/22/2025)

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