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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to protections for certain military dependents enrolled in |
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a public school. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 25, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 25.906 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 25.906. PROTECTIONS FOR CERTAIN MILITARY DEPENDENTS. |
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(a) In this section: |
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(1) "Compact" means the Interstate Compact on |
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Educational Opportunity for Military Children executed under |
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Section 162.002. |
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(2) "Uniformed services" means: |
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(A) the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, |
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Space Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard; |
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(B) the Commissioned Corps of the National |
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Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; or |
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(C) the Commissioned Corps of the United States |
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Public Health Service. |
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(b) The provisions of Articles IV, V, VI, and VII of the |
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compact apply to the following children as if those children were |
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children described by Article III of the compact: |
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(1) a child of a veteran of the uniformed services who |
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was discharged or released through retirement, for a period of four |
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years after the date of the veteran's retirement, if the veteran |
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returns to the veteran's home of record on military orders; and |
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(2) a child of a member of the uniformed services who |
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dies on active duty or as a result of injuries sustained on active |
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duty, for a period of four years after the member's death. |
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(c) Each school district and open-enrollment charter school |
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that maintains an Internet website shall post on the district's or |
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school's Internet website an easily accessible link to information |
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regarding the compact and the additional protections provided by |
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this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |