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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas requires school districts to report non-citizen student enrollment and seeks federal reimbursement
Last action · March 12, 2025: Referred to Public EducationSponsor: Hillary Hickland
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What This Bill Proposed
Relating to reporting the number of children known or reasonably believed to not be citizens of the United States enrolled in a public school and to requesting reimbursement from the United States government for the cost of educating those children.
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.
school districts
School districts must include the number of non-citizen students in their PEIMS reports according to rules prescribed by the commissioner.
Commissioner of Education
The commissioner must annually submit reimbursement requests to the federal government and adopt implementation rules.
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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 4, 2024HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Mandatory Non-Citizen Student Tracking
The bill operationalizes state-level tracking of non-citizen student enrollment via PEIMS for the explicit purpose of seeking federal financial reimbursement.
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Sources
capitol.texas.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy75Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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