TITLE: Relating to the disclosure of a public school student's numerical class rank.

SUMMARY: Relating to the disclosure of a public school student's numerical class rank.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the disclosure of a public school student's numerical class rank. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 28, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 28.02521 to read as follows: Sec. 28.02521. DISCLOSURE OF CLASS RANKINGS. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a school district may not disclose the numerical class rank of a student until the student enters the 11th grade. A school district may disclose the numerical class rank of a student in a grade below the 11th grade who demonstrates a reasonable need to know the student's numerical class rank, including for purposes of applying to an academic program that requires disclosure of the student's numerical class rank. (b) A school district may disclose a student's grade point average and percentile rank at any time. 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.