Monitoring the SessionHB 692
Died in committee
The caption promises notice whenever a public school lacks a nurse, but Subsection (g) exempts every school in a district or charter with fewer than 10,000 students. Parents in those smaller systems get no notice at all.
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relating to a notification requirement if a public school, including an open-enrollment charter school, does not have a nurse assigned to the school during all instructional hours.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
No full-time nurse for over 30 straight school days? Parents get notice. In smaller systems, nothing.
The bill requires a public school, including a charter school, to tell parents in writing when it has gone without a full-time nurse, or two or more nurses covering all instructional hours, for more than 30 straight instructional days. It touches principals, school districts and charter schools with 10,000 or more students, and the parents of their students. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, those schools must send or post the notice on their website within 30 instructional days, try to provide it in a second language for parents who don't speak English, and keep a copy.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1281 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1281 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB692 · 2024-11-12
+ 2 coauthors
relating to a notification requirement if a public school, including an open-enrollment charter school, does not have a nurse assigned to the school during all instructional hours.
No full-time nurse for over 30 straight school days? Parents get notice. In smaller systems, nothing.
The bill requires a public school, including a charter school, to tell parents in writing when it has gone without a full-time nurse, or two or more nurses covering all instructional hours, for more than 30 straight instructional days. It touches principals, school districts and charter schools with 10,000 or more students, and the parents of their students. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, those schools must send or post the notice on their website within 30 instructional days, try to provide it in a second language for parents who don't speak English, and keep a copy.
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The caption promises notice whenever a public school lacks a nurse, but Subsection (g) exempts every school in a district or charter with fewer than 10,000 students. Parents in those smaller systems get no notice at all.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
$9,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 1, 2024 to Apr 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100986920, 101030360, 101059410.
$7,000.00
Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 11, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Derived itemized flow · on Dec 11, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100986920.
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$9,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 1, 2024 to Apr 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100986920, 101030360, 101059410.
$7,000.00
Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 11, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Derived itemized flow · on Dec 11, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100986920.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Jolanda Jones, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, May 2, 2023: Left pending in committee
Relating to a notification requirement if a public school, including an open-enrollment charter school, does not have a nurse assigned to the school during all instructional hours.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024
03/04/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 4 2025 3:37PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Public Education · Final status: Died in committee
SB 282 by Miles (identical)
Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel
Minors--Health & Safety
NURSES & NURSE AIDES
PARENTAL NOTIFICATION
The text as introduced · 441 words
89R478 AMF-F By: Jones of Harris H.B. No. 692 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED relating to a notification requirement if a public school, including an open-enrollment charter school, does not have a nurse assigned to the school during all instructional hours. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 38.020 to read as follows: Sec. 38.020. PARENTAL NOTIFICATION CONCERNING NURSES. (a) In this section, "nurse" means a person licensed under Chapter 301, Occupations Code. (b) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (g), a public school, including an open-enrollment charter school, that does not have a full-time nurse or the equivalent of a full-time nurse assigned to be present at the school for more than 30 consecutive instructional days during the same school year shall provide written notice of the absence to the parent of or other person standing in parental relation to each student enrolled in the school. (c) A school has the equivalent of a full-time nurse under Subsection (b) if the school has two or more nurses assigned to the school and all regular student instructional hours at the school during the regular school day are covered by the assignment of at least one nurse. (d) The principal of the school shall provide the notice required by Subsection (b) not later than the 30th instructional day after the first day the school does not have a full-time nurse or the equivalent of a full-time nurse assigned to be present at the school. (e) The school shall: (1) make a good faith effort to ensure that the notice required by this section is provided in a bilingual form to any parent or other person standing in parental relation whose primary language is not English; and (2) retain a copy of any notice provided under this section. (f) A school may satisfy the notice requirement under Subsection (d) by posting the notice on the school's Internet website. Notice posted under this subsection must be accessible from the home page of the Internet website by use of not more than three links. (g) This section does not apply to a school district or open-enrollment charter school with a student enrollment of less than 10,000 students. SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 school year. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
