HB 1368 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to a notification requirement if a public school does not have a nurse, school counselor, or librarian assigned to the school during all instructional hours.

HB 1368 requires Texas public schools (with 10,000+ students) to notify parents in writing if they lack a full-time nurse, school counselor, or librarian for more than 30 consecutive instructional days. Schools must send this notice within 30 days of the absence starting, offering bilingual options for non-English speaking families. The law applies beginning with the 2025-2026 school year and allows schools to post notices on their websites if accessible via three clicks. It does not apply to schools with fewer than 10,000 students.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 11, 2025 Last action May 14, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 4 edits · May 13, 2025
MODERATE
The bill text was reformatted from an introduced version to an engrossed version, with significant cleanup of formatting errors and removal of extraneous metadata. The substantive policy content regarding parental notification requirements for schools without nurses, counselors, or librarians remains unchanged.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the policy requirements remain the same.
TECHNICAL

Removed formatting artifacts, page numbers, and extraneous metadata from the original introduced version

Corrected inconsistent spacing and alignment throughout the document

Standardized the bill number format from 'H.B.ANo.A1368' to 'HB 1368'

Added a note about digital content accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1) at the top of the document

Floor votes · House May 13, 2025

How they voted

8850
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 142
May 13, 2025
D Democratic58
55 Yea 1 Nay 2
94% Yea
R Republican84
33 Yea 49 Nay 2
58% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
5 primary · 18 co-sponsors

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