2023-2024 Legislative Updates

TEDS Version 2024.2.1

Legislative Updates

Agenda 2024-2025

2023-2024 87th Legislative Session Change:

• SB 1888 – Texas First Early High School Completion

Agenda 2023-2024

2023-2024 88th Regular Legislative Session Changes:

• HB 2729 – ECDS High-Quality Pre-Kindergarten *New Code*

• SB 763 – PEIMS New Role-ID *New Code*

• HB 114 – PEIMS Discipline *New Codes*

• HB 8 – PEIMS Associate Degree Indicator *New Code Table*

• HB 3708 – PEIMS Non-Enrolled UIL Participant *New Data Element & Code

Table*

• HB 3803 – PEIMS Parent Request Retention *Guidance Update*

• HB 1416 – TREx Accelerated Instruction *New Data Elements & Code Tables*

• HB 3 – TREx Discipline *New Data Elements & Code Tables*

Agenda 2024-2025

2024-2025 88th Regular Legislative Session Changes:

• HB 4375 – TREx Automated External Defibrillator Instruction

• HB 1416 – PEIMS Accelerated Instruction *New Data Elements & Code Tables*

• HB 2209 – PEIMS Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership

• SB 1647 – PEIMS Dropout Recovery Education Programs

2023-2024 87th Regular Session Change

SB 1888 – Texas First Early High School Completion

SB 1888 amended TEC §28.0253, by removing “pilot” from the Texas First

Early High School Completion Program. This program allows public high

school students who demonstrate early readiness for college to graduate

early from high school. A student who earns a high school diploma through

this program is considered to have earned a distinguished level of

achievement under the foundation high school program.

Initially, TEA added one new data element, TEXAS-FIRST-EARLY-HIGH-

SCHOOL-COMPLETION-PROGRAM (E1736) and a corresponding code table.

In TEDS version 2024.2.1, TEA added one new GRADUATION-TYPE-CODE

(E0806/C062).

Legislative Regular Session – TAA Available Here

SB 1888 – New Code

SB 1888 – New Rules

2023-2024 88th Regular Session Changes

HB 2729 – ECDS High-Quality Pre-Kindergarten

HB 2729 amends TEC §29.167(b), which changes the additional requirements

for each teacher of record for a pre-kindergarten program class serving

eligible four-year-old students.

TEA removed two codes and added seven new codes to the PK-TEACHER-

REQUIREMENT (C207) table.

Legislative Regular Session

HB 2729 – Revised Code Table

SB 763 – PEIMS New Role-ID

SB 763 adds TEC §23.001, School Chaplains, which allows a public school to

employ or accept as volunteers chaplains. A chaplain employed under this

subsection is not required to be certified by the State Board for Educator

Certification.

TEA added one new ROLE-ID (C021) to allow an LEA to report a School

Chaplain.

Legislative Regular Session

SB 763 – PEIMS New Role-ID

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New Rule

HB 114 – PEIMS Discipline

HB 114 amends TEC §37.006 to direct a mandatory disciplinary alternative

education program (DAEP) placement for a student observed possessing,

using, being under the influence, selling, giving, or delivering to another

person marihuana or tetrahydrocannabinol on or within 300 feet of school

property or while attending a school-sponsored or school-related activity on

or off of school property. Additionally, the bill directs a mandatory DAEP

placement for a student observed possessing, using, selling, giving, or

delivering to another person an e-cigarette.

TEA added three new codes to the DISCIPLINARY-ACTION-REASON-CODE

(C165) table, revised one existing code, updated and added rules.

Legislative Regular Session – TAA Available Here

HB 114 – Revised Code Table

HB 114 – Revised TREx Code Table

HB 114 – Revised Rules

HB 114 – New Rules

HB 114 – PEIMS Discipline

HB 114 also changes the placement requirement for a felony alcohol

violation.

TEA revised five rules to remove DISCIPLINARY-ACTION-REASON-CODE 37

from the rule.

Rule Number

44425-0018 44425-0027

44425-0029 44425-0049

44425-0062

Legislative Regular Session

HB 114 – PEIMS Discipline

HB 114 also amends TEC §37.009 to add a procedure for student placement

in a DAEP when the DAEP is at capacity, or a position is needed for a student

who engaged in violent conduct.

Legislative Regular Session

TEA added a new code to the DISCIPLINARY-LENGTH-DIFFERENCE-REASON-

CODE (C166) table and added two new rules.

HB 114 – New Code

HB 114 – New Rules

HB 8 – PEIMS Associate Degree Indicator

HB 8 amends TEC §29.908(b). A participating student can complete high

school and enroll in a program at an institution of higher education that will

enable the student to, on or before the fifth anniversary of the date of the

student’s first day of high school, receive a high school diploma and either:

(A) an applied associate degree, or (B) an academic associate degree.

TEA added a new code table, updated data element reporting requirements,

and updated and added a rule.

Legislative Regular Session

HB 8 – Revised Data Element Reporting Requirements

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HB 8 – New Code Table

Beginning in the 2023-2024 PEIMS Summer Submission:

HB 8 – Revised and New Rules

HB 3708 – PEIMS Non-Enrolled UIL Participant

HB 3708 adds TEC §48.305, which provides an annual allotment to a school

district of $1,500 per University Interscholastic League (UIL) activity in which

non-enrolled students participate. A non-enrolled student is a home-

schooled student who predominantly receives instruction in a general

elementary or secondary education program provided by the parent or

person standing in parental authority in or through the child’s home.

TEA added a new data element, code table, revised reporting requirements,

and updated and added rules in the PEIMS Summer Submission.

Legislative Regular Session

HB 3708 – New Data Element

HB 3708 – Guidance

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HB 3708 – Code Table

HB 3708 – More Information

 Each LEA determines if non-enrolled homeschool participation is allowed.

 The allotment would not apply to students enrolled in full-time TXVSN

school options because TXVSN schools are public schools.

 LEAs will need to assign a Unique ID to non-enrolled (homeschooled)

students to report the student in the PEIMS Summer Submission.

HB 3708 – More Information

 Non-enrolled (homeschooled) students may only participate in UIL school

activities in the school district that a student would be eligible to attend

based on the student’s residential address.

 Non-enrolled (homeschooled) students must meet certain grading

requirements (TEC §33.0832(f-h)) to participate in UIL Activities.

 Non-enrolled (homeschooled) students are not authorized to participate in a

league activity during the remainder of any school year during which the

student was previously enrolled in a public school. (TEC §33.0832(i))

https://www.uiltexas.org/policy/homeschool-faq

HB 3708 – New Rule

HB 3708 – Revised Rules

HB 3803 – PEIMS Parent Request Retention

HB 3803 amends TEC §28.02124 to allow a parent or guardian to request a

student repeat any course for high school credit in which the student was

enrolled during the previous school year and to repeat grades

prekindergarten through eight.

TEC §28.02124 was initially added by SB 1697 from the 87

Legislative

Session.

TEA revised the special instructions for the PARENT-REQUEST-RETENTION-

INDICATOR (E1729) data element and updated one data validation rule.

Legislative Regular Session

HB 3803 – Revised Special Instructions

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HB 3803 – Revised Rule

HB 3803 – More Information

 A local school district or open-enrollment charter school policy will determine if a

parent can request a student repeat a high school credit course for a higher grade.

(See TEC §§28.02124(a-1) and 28.02124(g))

 If a parent requests a student repeat a course for high school credit under TEC

§28.02124, the time that the student spends taking the course for a subsequent

time does count towards the accumulation of attendance hours for FSP funding

purposes.

 A student repeating one high school credit course is not at-risk. Students in grades

1-8 would be coded at-risk if not advanced from one grade to the next at the

request of a parent.

 A parent can enroll a five-year-old student in prekindergarten if the student would

have been eligible to enroll in prekindergarten during the previous school year

under TEC §29.153(b) and the student has not yet enrolled in kindergarten.

HB 1416 – TREx Accelerated Instruction

HB 1416 amends TEC §28.0211 related to accelerated and supplemental

instruction for students. Each student that fails to achieve at least

satisfactory performance on each assessment instrument administered

under TEC §39.023 must be provided supplemental instruction for no less

than 15 hours or 30 hours for a student whose performance on the

applicable assessment instrument was significantly below satisfactory, as

defined by commissioner rule.

TEA added five new data elements and two new code tables to the Texas

Records Exchange (TREx) to allow an LEA to transfer information about the

accelerated learning plan developed and completed for a student.

Legislative Regular Session – TAA Available Here

HB 1416 – New Data Element

HB 1416 – New TREx Complex Type

HB 1416 – New Data Element

HB 1416 – New Code Table

HB 1416 – New Data Element

HB 1416 – New Code Table

HB 1416 – New Data Element

HB 3 – TREx Discipline

HB 3 amends TEC §25.002(a) to include in the documents required to be

transferred when a student moves from one school to a new school a copy

of the child’s disciplinary record and any threat assessment involving the

child’s behavior under §37.115.

TEA is developing a method in TREx to automatically transfer prior year

discipline records using the PEIMS Summer discipline records. LEAs will also

need to send threat assessment information and current year discipline

records from one LEA to a new LEA at the time of a student’s transfer. TEA

has added 11 new, revised three existing and deleted one data element. TEA

has also added two new code tables.

Legislative Regular Session

HB 3 – New Data Element