Texas Education Code
§ 26.006 — ACCESS TO TEACHING MATERIALS
ED § 26.006Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part E. STUDENTS AND PARENTS · Ch. 26. PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Statute text
View on source(a)A parent is entitled to:
(1)review all teaching materials, instructional materials, and other teaching aids used in the classroom of the parent's child, including while the child is participating in virtual or remote learning;
(2)review each test administered to the parent's child after the test is administered; and
(3)observe virtual instruction while the parent's child is participating in virtual or remote learning to the same extent the parent would be entitled to observe in-person instruction of the child.
(b)A school district shall make tests readily available for review by parents in person and teaching materials readily available for review by parents both in person and, if applicable, through an instructional materials parent portal established under Section 31.154. In providing access to instructional materials to a student's parent under this section, the district shall:
(1)allow access beginning not later than 30 days before the school year begins and concluding not earlier than 30 days after the school year ends; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 12, eff. July 19, 2011. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1031 (H.B. 391), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 558 (S.B. 348), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 9 (S.B. 3), Sec. 2, eff. December 2, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 818 (H.B. 1605), Sec. 5, eff. June 13, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (S.B. 12), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2025.