Texas Education Code
§ 26.0083 — RIGHT TO INFORMATION REGARDING MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AND HEALTH-RELATED SERVICES
ED § 26.0083Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part E. STUDENTS AND PARENTS · Ch. 26. PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Statute text
View on source(a)The agency shall adopt a procedure for school districts to notify the parent of a student enrolled in the district regarding any change in services provided to or monitoring of the student related to the student's mental, emotional, or physical health or well-being.
(b)A procedure adopted under Subsection (a) must reinforce the fundamental right of a parent to make decisions regarding the upbringing and control of the parent's child by requiring school district personnel to:
(1)encourage a student to discuss issues relating to the student's well-being with the student's parent; or
(2)facilitate a discussion described under Subdivision (1).
(c)A school district may not adopt a procedure that:
(1)prohibits a district employee from notifying the parent of a student regarding:
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (S.B. 12), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2025.