TITLE: Relating to establishing age for purposes of admission into public schools for certain children of foreign military members.

SUMMARY: Relating to establishing age for purposes of admission into public schools for certain children of foreign military members.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to establishing age for purposes of admission into public schools for certain children of foreign military members. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 25.001, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c-3) to read as follows: (c-3) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (b), a person whose parent or guardian is an active-duty member of a foreign military force stationed in this state may establish the person's age for purposes of determining eligibility under those subsections by demonstrating that the person will turn the required age within the school year for which the person is seeking admission. SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 school year. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.