Texas Education Code
§ 25.007 — TRANSITION ASSISTANCE FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR IN SUBSTITUTE CARE
ED § 25.007Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part E. STUDENTS AND PARENTS · Ch. 25. ADMISSION, TRANSFER, AND ATTENDANCE · Art. A. ADMISSION AND ENROLLMENT
Statute text
View on source(a)The legislature finds that:
(1)students who are homeless or in substitute care are faced with numerous transitions during their formative years; and
(2)students who are homeless or in substitute care who move from one school to another are faced with special challenges to learning and future achievement. (a-1) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 597 (S.B. 668), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. June 10, 2019.
(b)In recognition of the challenges faced by students who are homeless or in substitute care, the agency shall assist the transition of students who are homeless or in substitute care from one school to another by:
(1)ensuring that school records for a student who is homeless or in substitute care are transferred to the student's new school not later than the 10th working day after the date the student begins enrollment at the school;
(2)developing systems to ease transition of a student who is homeless or in substitute care during the first two weeks of enrollment at a new school;
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Legislative history
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 419 (S.B. 1220), Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 597 (S.B. 668), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. June 10, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (H.B. 1709), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 5 (S.B. 569), Sec. 3, eff. May 6, 2025.