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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas Bill Alters Public School Counselor Duties and Establishes Nonreporting Role for Student Conflicts
Last action · March 14, 2025: Referred to Public EducationSponsor: Janie Lopez
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What This Bill Proposed
Texas House Bill 2050 redefines the primary duties of public school counselors by removing social development from their core focus and requiring them to serve as impartial, s for student interpersonal conflicts including bullying. The measure applies beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.
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.
public school counselors
Public school counselors experience a statutory change in their primary responsibilities and are required to serve as impartial, nonreporting resources for student conflicts.
public school students
Public school students receive counseling services under modified statutory guidelines and gain access to a nonreporting resource for interpersonal conflicts.
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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 14, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Public Education
- Mar 14, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Jan 23, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 50)
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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