H.B. No. 2495         AN ACT   relating to certain rights of a child or a parent or 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 26.002, Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 26.002.  DEFINITION. In this chapter, "parent"   includes a person standing in parental relation. The term does not   include a person as to whom the parent-child relationship has been   terminated or a person not entitled to possession of or access to a   child under a court order. Except as provided by federal law, all   rights of a parent under Title 2 of this code and all educational   rights under Sections [Section] 151.001(a)(10) and (11), Family   Code, shall be exercised by a student who is 18 years of age or older   or whose disabilities of minority have been removed for general   purposes under Chapter 31, Family Code, unless the student has been   determined to be incompetent or the student's rights have been   otherwise restricted by a court order.          SECTION 2.  Section 31.006, Family Code, is amended to read   as follows:          Sec. 31.006.  EFFECT OF GENERAL REMOVAL. Except for   specific constitutional and statutory age requirements, a minor   whose disabilities are removed for general purposes has the   capacity of an adult, including the capacity to contract. Except as   provided by federal law, all educational rights accorded to the   parent of a student, including the right to make education   decisions under Sections [Section] 151.001(a)(10) and (11),   transfer to the minor whose disabilities are removed for general   purposes.          SECTION 3.  Section 151.001(a), Family Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  A parent of a child has the following rights and duties:                (1)  the right to have physical possession, to direct   the moral and religious training, and to designate the residence of   the child;                (2)  the duty of care, control, protection, and   reasonable discipline of the child;                (3)  the duty to support the child, including providing   the child with clothing, food, shelter, medical and dental care,   and education;                (4)  the duty, except when a guardian of the child's   estate has been appointed, to manage the estate of the child,   including the right as an agent of the child to act in relation to   the child's estate if the child's action is required by a state, the   United States, or a foreign government;                (5)  except as provided by Section 264.0111, the right   to the services and earnings of the child;                (6)  the right to consent to the child's marriage,   enlistment in the armed forces of the United States, medical and   dental care, and psychiatric, psychological, and surgical   treatment;                (7)  the right to represent the child in legal action   and to make other decisions of substantial legal significance   concerning the child;                (8)  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;                (9)  the right to inherit from and through the child;                (10)  the right to make decisions concerning the   child's education; [and]                (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; and                (12)  any other right or duty existing between a parent   and child by virtue of law.          SECTION 4.  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 5.  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 6.  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 7.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 2495 was passed by the House on April   25, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 126, Nays 0, 1 present, not   voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.   No. 2495 on May 28, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 137, Nays 1,   1 present, not voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House               I certify that H.B. No. 2495 was passed by the Senate, with   amendments, on May 22, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays   0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate      APPROVED: __________________                   Date                       __________________                 Governor