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.

SB 282 requires public and open-enrollment charter schools in Texas to notify parents in writing if they lack a full-time nurse or equivalent coverage (e.g., two nurses covering all instructional hours) for more than 30 consecutive instructional days during a school year. Schools must provide this notice by the 30th instructional day after the absence begins, make a good-faith effort to offer it in the parent’s primary language, and retain copies. The law excludes schools with fewer than 10,000 students and takes effect for the 2025-2026 school year. It directly affects parents of students in schools meeting the coverage gap threshold.