The bill, S.B. No. 2552, amends the Education Code by adding Section 38.045, which mandates that public schools and open-enrollment charter schools provide information about eligibility requirements for certain public assistance programs to students and their parents upon enrollment each year. The specified programs include the medical assistance program, the child health plan program, and the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Schools are given the discretion to determine the format in which this information is provided.

Additionally, the Health and Human Services Commission is tasked with preparing a model form for this information, which will be made available to schools in both physical and electronic formats. The provisions of this bill will take effect starting with the 2025-2026 school year, and it will become effective immediately if it receives a two-thirds vote from both houses of the legislature; otherwise, it will take effect on September 1, 2025.

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