By: Parker, Middleton S.B. No. 1832     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to providing for an election by the parent of a student who   was victimized by a public school employee to transfer the student   to another public school campus or receive funding for the student   to attend private school.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 38, Education Code, is amended by adding   Subchapter K to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER K.  PROTECTIONS FOR STUDENTS VICTIMIZED BY SCHOOL   EMPLOYEES          Sec. 38.551.  SCHOOL CHOICE. The parent of an eligible   student may elect for the student to:                (1)  be transferred to another school district campus   as provided by Section 38.553; or                (2)  receive funding for the cost of educating the   student in a private school, including a home school, as provided by   Section 38.554.          Sec. 38.552.  ELIGIBILITY. (a)  A student is eligible for   purposes of this subchapter if:                (1)  the student is enrolled in a school district; and                (2)  an employee of the school district in which the   student is enrolled:                      (A)  is convicted of or placed on deferred   adjudication community supervision for an offense committed   against the student;                      (B)  is the subject of a report under Section   21.006 or 22.093 on the basis of evidence that the employee engaged   in misconduct described by the applicable section with the student;   or                      (C)  engages in child grooming against the student   by, with the intent that an offense under Chapter 43, Penal Code, or   an offense involving sexual activity, the occurrence of which would   subject the employee to criminal liability under Chapter 20A, 21,   or 22, Penal Code, be committed, knowingly persuading, inducing,   enticing, or coercing, or attempting to persuade, induce, entice,   or coerce, the student to engage in specific conduct that, under the   circumstances surrounding the employee's conduct as the employee   believes them to be, would:                            (i)  constitute an offense under Chapter 43,   Penal Code, or an offense involving sexual activity the occurrence   of which would subject the employee to criminal liability under   Chapter 20A, 21, or 22, Penal Code; or                            (ii)  make the student a party to the   commission of an offense described by Subparagraph (i).          (b)  A student may participate in the school choice program   under Section 38.551 until the earliest of the following dates:                (1)  the date on which the student graduates from high   school; or                (2)  the date on which the student is no longer eligible   to attend a public school under Section 25.001.          Sec. 38.553.  TRANSFER. (a) On request of the parent of an   eligible student, the board of trustees of the school district in   which the student is enrolled shall transfer the student to:                (1)  another district campus; or                (2)  a neighboring school district, if there is only   one campus in the district serving the grade level in which the   student is enrolled.          (b)  A transfer under this section must be to a campus or   school district, as applicable, agreeable to the student's parent.          (c)  Section 25.034 does not apply to a transfer under this   section.          (d)  A school district is not required to provide   transportation to a student who transfers to another campus or   school district under this section.          Sec. 38.554.  PRIVATE SCHOOL FUNDING. (a)  If the parent of   an eligible student elects for the student to enroll in a private   school, including a home school, the parent is entitled to receive   from the state an annual amount equal to the amount to which the   school district in which the student resides would be entitled to   receive for the student under Chapter 48 if the student were   enrolled in the district.          (b)  Money received under this section may be used only for   the following educational expenses of the student:                (1)  the payment of tuition and fees at a private school   accredited by an organization that is recognized by the Texas   Private School Accreditation Commission; or                (2)  the purchase of a curriculum, instructional   materials, or other educational items required for homeschooling,   as provided by commissioner rule.          (c)  A payment under Subsection (a) may not be financed using   federal money or money appropriated from the available school fund.          (d)  A private school selected by the parent of an eligible   student for the student to attend may not be required to comply with   any state law or rule governing the school's educational program   that was not in effect on January 1, 2025.          Sec. 38.555.  RULES. The commissioner shall adopt rules as   necessary to implement this subchapter, including rules to prevent   fraud or abuse.          SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026   school year.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.