89R2304 PRL-F     By: Dutton H.B. No. 2495       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to certain rights of the sole managing conservator of a   child in relation to the child's enrollment in school.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 153.132, Family Code, is amended to read   as follows:          Sec. 153.132.  RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF PARENT APPOINTED SOLE   MANAGING CONSERVATOR.  Unless limited by court order, a parent   appointed as sole managing conservator of a child has the rights and   duties provided by Subchapter B and the following exclusive rights:                (1)  the right to designate the primary residence of   the child;                (2)  the right to consent to medical, dental, and   surgical treatment involving invasive procedures;                (3)  the right to consent to psychiatric and   psychological treatment;                (4)  the right to receive and give receipt for periodic   payments for the support of the child and to hold or disburse these   funds for the benefit of the child;                (5)  the right to represent the child in legal action   and to make other decisions of substantial legal significance   concerning the child;                (6)  the right to consent to marriage and to enlistment   in the armed forces of the United States;                (7)  the right to make decisions concerning the child's   education;                (8)  the right to designate the school the child will   attend and to enroll the child in the school, subject to any   eligibility or admissions requirements;                (9)  the right to the services and earnings of the   child;                (10) [(9)]  except when a guardian of the child's   estate or a guardian or attorney ad litem has been appointed for the   child, the right to act as an agent of the child in relation to the   child's estate if the child's action is required by a state, the   United States, or a foreign government; and                (11) [(10)]  the right to:                      (A)  apply for a passport for the child;                      (B)  renew the child's passport; and                      (C)  maintain possession of the child's passport.          SECTION 2.  Section 153.371, Family Code, is amended to read   as follows:          Sec. 153.371.  RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF NONPARENT APPOINTED AS   SOLE MANAGING CONSERVATOR.  Unless limited by court order or other   provisions of this chapter, a nonparent, a licensed child-placing   agency, or the Department of Family and Protective Services   appointed as a managing conservator of the child has the following   rights and duties:                (1)  the right to have physical possession and to   direct the moral and religious training of the child;                (2)  the duty of care, control, protection, and   reasonable discipline of the child;                (3)  the duty to provide the child with clothing, food,   shelter, education, and medical, psychological, and dental care;                (4)  the right to consent for the child to medical,   psychiatric, psychological, dental, and surgical treatment and to   have access to the child's medical records;                (5)  the right to receive and give receipt for payments   for the support of the child and to hold or disburse funds for the   benefit of the child;                (6)  the right to the services and earnings of the   child;                (7)  the right to consent to marriage and to enlistment   in the armed forces of the United States;                (8)  the right to represent the child in legal action   and to make other decisions of substantial legal significance   concerning the child;                (9)  except when a guardian of the child's estate or a   guardian or attorney ad litem has been appointed for the child, the   right to act as an agent of the child in relation to the child's   estate if the child's action is required by a state, the United   States, or a foreign government;                (10)  the right to designate the primary residence of   the child and to make decisions regarding the child's education;                (11)  the right to designate the school the child will   attend and to enroll the child in the school, subject to any   eligibility or admissions requirements;                (12)  if the parent-child relationship has been   terminated with respect to the parents, or only living parent, or if   there is no living parent, the right to consent to the adoption of   the child and to make any other decision concerning the child that a   parent could make; and                (13) [(12)]  the right to:                      (A)  apply for a passport for the child;                      (B)  renew the child's passport; and                      (C)  maintain possession of the child's passport.          SECTION 3.  The changes in law made by this Act to Sections   153.132 and 153.371, Family Code, apply only to a suit affecting the   parent-child relationship that is pending in a trial court on or   filed on or after the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.