By: Hickland H.B. No. 1551       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the notification of parents of students enrolled in   public school regarding certain alleged criminal conduct by an   employee.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 22, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 22.088 to read as follows:          Sec. 22.088.  NOTICE TO PARENTS REGARDING CERTAIN EMPLOYEE   CRIMINAL CONDUCT. (a) Not later than the second school day after a   school district or open-enrollment charter school becomes aware   that an employee of the district or school has been charged with an   offense described by Article 42.018, Code of Criminal Procedure,   the district or school shall notify the parent or guardian of each   student enrolled at the campus at which the employee is employed of   the charged offense. The notice must include:                (1)  the employee's name and position;                (2)  whether the employee continues to be employed at   the district or school;                (3)  the length of the employee's employment with the   district or school;                (4)  the offense for which the employee is being   charged; and                (5)  a statement that, under state and federal law, a   person is presumed innocent until proven guilty.          (b)  A school district or open-enrollment charter school may   include in the notice under Subsection (a) additional information   regarding underlying facts or circumstances relating to the charged   offense but may not disclose the identity of the alleged victim.          (c)  The commissioner by rule shall establish guidelines for   providing notice under Subsection (a) during a period in which the   school district or open-enrollment charter school is closed.          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.