SB 784 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the transfer of certain public school students who are children of peace officers.

SB 784 requires Texas school districts to transfer students who are children of peace officers (police officers, etc.) to another district or campus upon request from the parent or guardian. The bill mandates that districts must approve these transfers without exception and cannot charge tuition fees for such transfers under Section 25.0344 of the Education Code. This directly affects peace officers seeking school placements for their children and school districts handling these requests. The law ensures a standardized process for these transfers, removing barriers like district approval hurdles or tuition costs.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 15, 2025 Last action May 26, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 5 edits · Apr 30, 2025
MODERATE
The bill text was reformatted from an introduced version to an engrossed version, with significant reorganization of sections and line numbers. The substantive policy content regarding student transfers for peace officers' children remains unchanged, though some minor text corrections were made (e.g., changing 'entered into [under]' to clarify the agreement requirement).
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the policy provisions remain the same.
TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from 'A784' to '784' and version updated from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed'

Line numbers and section numbering were reorganized during the engrossment process

Minor text corrections including changing 'entered into [under]' to clarify the agreement language

Removed placeholder text and metadata from the introduced version

Added accessibility statement about digital content updates

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
36
Key actions
10
Committee
11
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
May 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
May 2, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education K-16
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Candy Noble
Candy Noble
RRepublican
TX
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