TITLE: Relating to consideration of certain students who are dependents of members of the United States military for purposes of a school district's dropout records.

SUMMARY: Relating to consideration of certain students who are dependents of members of the United States military for purposes of a school district's dropout records.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to consideration of certain students who are dependents of members of the United States military for purposes of a school district's dropout records. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 39.308, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: (f) As part of the audit of school district dropout records under Subsection (a), the commissioner shall determine whether the district's dropout records include any student who is a dependent of a member of the United States military and who transferred out of the school district and enrolled in another district in this state without notifying the school district. The commissioner shall exclude any student described by this subsection for purposes of evaluating dropout and completion rates for the district. SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024 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.