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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas requires safety standards and annual training for private van services transporting public school students
Last action · March 12, 2025: Referred to Public EducationSponsor: Hernandez
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What This Bill Proposed
s transporting public school students for compensation must meet new safety standards set by the Department of Public Safety, carry commercial insurance, and ensure their drivers complete an annual two-hour safety training course starting September 1, 2025.
School districts must obtain signed parental authorization including operator compliance acknowledgements before releasing any student to a private van service.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Private passenger van services
Must register to do business, obtain commercial insurance, meet established safety standards, and ensure all drivers complete annual safety training.
School districts
Must provide annual written notices to parents and collect signed authorization letters before releasing students to van operators.
Parents
Must receive annual notices and provide signed authorization letters containing operator compliance acknowledgements to release students to van services.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 12, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Public Education
- Mar 12, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Dec 20, 2024HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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