H.B. No. 1512 proposes amendments to the Education Code, specifically adding new subsections to Section 25.001. The bill mandates that school districts report the number of students they admit who are known or reasonably believed to be non-citizens of the United States in their Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) reports. It clarifies that this reporting does not allow districts to deny admission to eligible students. Additionally, the bill requires the commissioner of education to annually request reimbursement from the United States government for the costs associated with educating these students, as reported by the districts.

Furthermore, the commissioner is tasked with adopting necessary rules to implement these new reporting requirements while ensuring that the information collected does not include personally identifiable information of students. The provisions of this act are set to take effect starting with the 2025-2026 school year, and it will become effective immediately if it receives a two-thirds majority vote in both houses of the Texas Legislature; otherwise, it will take effect on September 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Education Code 25.001 (Education Code 25)