Relating to a private civil cause of action against a public school for the violation of certain student or parental rights.

HB 3582 creates a new legal right for parents to sue public school districts or open-enrollment charter schools in Texas for specific violations of student or parental rights. Parents can file civil actions if schools: fail to involve them in required decisions (per Education Code), violate parental rights protections in Section 1.002, assign students to campuses with poor performance ratings for two years, or fail to employ required educators. Successful plaintiffs may recover actual damages, court costs, attorney fees, or court-ordered changes (like specific performance or injunctions). The bill waives sovereign immunity, meaning schools can be sued without prior administrative appeals. This applies only to violations occurring after the bill’s effective date.