Texas 89th Legislature, Regular Session Status: Introduced

HB 692 — Relating to a notification requirement if a public school, including an open-enrollment charter school, does not have a nurse assigned to the school during all instructional hours.

Last action — Referred to Public Education: Mar 4 2025 3:37PM

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  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 89th Legislature, Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Relating to a notification requirement if a public school, including an open-enrollment charter school, does not have a nurse assigned to the school during all instructional hours.

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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the Texas statutes: Section 38.020, Education Code.

  • Section 38.020, Education Code

    Sec. 38.020. PARENTAL NOTIFICATION CONCERNING NURSES. (a) In this section, "nurse" means a person licensed under Chapter 301, Occupations Code. (b) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (g), a public school, including an open-enrollment charter school, that does not have a full-time nurse or the equivalent of a full-time nurse assigned to be present at the school for more than 30 consecutive instructional days during the same school year shall provide written notice of the absence to the parent of or other person standing in parental relation to each student enrolled in the school. (c) A school has the equivalent of a full-time nurse under Subsection (b) if the school has two or more nurses assigned to the school and all regular student instructional hours at the school during the regular school day are covered by the assignment of at least one nurse. (d) The principal of the school shall provide the notice required by Subsection (b) not later than the 30th instructional day after the first day the school does not have a full-time nurse or the equivalent of a full-time nurse assigned to be present at the school. (e) The school shall: (1) make a good faith effort to ensure that the notice required by this section is provided in a bilingual form to any parent or other person standing in parental relation whose primary language is not English; and (2) retain a copy of any notice provided under this section. (f) A school may satisfy the notice requirement under Subsection (d) by posting the notice on the school's Internet website. Notice posted under this subsection must be accessible from the home page of the Internet website by use of not more than three links. (g) This section does not apply to a school district or open-enrollment charter school with a student enrollment of less than 10,000 students.

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Action History

  1. Referred to Public Education

  2. Read first time

  3. Filed

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 692 do?
Relating to a notification requirement if a public school, including an open-enrollment charter school, does not have a nurse assigned to the school during all instructional hours.
Who sponsors HB 692?
HB 692 is sponsored by Penny Morales Shaw, Lulu Flores, and Jolanda Jones.
What is the current status of HB 692?
This bill died with 89th Legislature, Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 692?
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