ATTENDANCE & ENROLLMENT
HB367
EXCUSED ABSENCE FOR LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS
Effective for the 2025-26 School Year
• Requires the parent of a student seeking an excused absence for a life-threatening illness to have a physician fill out a specific form adopted by the district that includes a statement that the illness is serious or life-threatening
• Prohibits districts from requiring additional documentation for information beyond what is required on the form
HB2757
EARL V ENROLLMENT FOR FOREIGN MILITARY FAMILIES
Effective for the 2025-26 School Year
• Allows districts to adopt a policy to allow children of active-duty foreign military members stationed in Texas start school even if the child the required age yet, as long as they will turn the required age at some point during that school year
5B207
EXCUSED ABSENCES FOR MENTAL HEAL TH APPOINTMENTS
Effective for the 2025-26 School YearDate
• Requires school districts to excuse absences for students to appointments with mental health professionals
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