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Education Code §25.095
In force on Sep 01, 2015 · this text took effect Sep 01, 2015 · same as today's text
WARNING NOTICES
(a) A school district or open-enrollment charter school shall notify a student's parent in writing at the beginning of the school year that if the student is absent from school on 10 or more days or parts of days within a six-month period in the same school year:
(1) the student's parent is subject to prosecution under Section 25.093 ; and
(2) the student is subject to referral to a truancy court for truant conduct under Section 65.003 (a), Family Code.
(b) A school district shall notify a student's parent if the student has been absent from school, without excuse under Section 25.087 , on three days or parts of days within a four-week period. The notice must:
(1) inform the parent that:
(A) it is the parent's duty to monitor the student's school attendance and require the student to attend school; and
(B) the student is subject to truancy prevention measures under Section 25.0915 ; and
(2) request a conference between school officials and the parent to discuss the absences.
(c) The fact that a parent did not receive a notice under Subsection (a) or (b) does not create a defense under Section 25.093 or under Section 65.003 (a), Family Code.
(d) In this section, "parent" includes a person standing in parental relation.
History: Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1504, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1514, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 6.002, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398 ), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2015.
Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Nov 08, 2026.
Every version on file
- Effective Sep 01, 2015 · seen Nov 2026–Nov 2026
Attorney General opinions that cite it
- GA-0607 (Sep 18, 2007): Whether Senate Bill 1 16 1 (2007) and Angleton, Texas 775 15 House Bill 2884 (2007), both of which amended Education Code section 25.095 1, can be harmonized
- GA-0417 (Oct 04, 2005): Construction of section 25.095 1 of the Texas Education Code, under which a school district may or must tile a complaint or referral with a court alleging that a student has failed to attend school as required by law Superseded by statute Tex. Educ. Code Ann. § 25.0951(a)
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