Monitoring the Session

SB 282

Miles School Nurse Bill Skips Districts Under 10,000 Students

Died in committee

Verdict: Smells

SmellsInitial review
Sen. Borris MilesDSenate 13
Why it's charged
The hole

THE TEXT

“This section does not apply to a school district or open-enrollment charter school with a student enrollment of less than 10,000 students.”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The caption promises notice from any public school without a nurse, but this exemption removes every school in a district or charter with fewer than 10,000 students. The caption never mentions that size limit.

The hole

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

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.

Summary

No nurse for 30 straight instructional days? Parents get notice, if the district is big enough.

The bill requires a public school, including a charter school, to send parents written notice when the school goes more than 30 straight instructional days without a full-time nurse or the equivalent. The principal must send the notice within 30 instructional days, make a good faith effort to provide it in a second language when needed, keep a copy, and may meet the duty by posting it on the school website. Districts and charter schools with fewer than 10,000 students are exempt, so only parents in larger systems get the notice, starting with the 2025-2026 school year.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R SB 193 (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 SB 193 (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 Senate Education K-16 committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB282 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

ITEM

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.

WHAT IT DOES

No nurse for 30 straight instructional days? Parents get notice, if the district is big enough.

The bill requires a public school, including a charter school, to send parents written notice when the school goes more than 30 straight instructional days without a full-time nurse or the equivalent. The principal must send the notice within 30 instructional days, make a good faith effort to provide it in a second language when needed, keep a copy, and may meet the duty by posting it on the school website. Districts and charter schools with fewer than 10,000 students are exempt, so only parents in larger systems get the notice, starting with the 2025-2026 school year.

CHARGES

[x] THE HOLEanalysis confidence 50%

THE TEXT

“This section does not apply to a school district or open-enrollment charter school with a student enrollment of less than 10,000 students.”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The caption promises notice from any public school without a nurse, but this exemption removes every school in a district or charter with fewer than 10,000 students. The caption never mentions that size limit.

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. Filed
  3. Read first time
  4. Referred to Education K-16
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Donors

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Sep 4, 2024 to Nov 30, 2025. 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$15,000.00

Cash
$15,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$15,000.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 25, 2024 to Nov 3, 2025. 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: 100990780, 101043817.

HillCo PAC$10,000.00

HillCo PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 131 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 8, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 24, 2025. 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: 101043817.

ActBlue Texas$8,833.00

ActBlue Texas

$8,833.00

Cash
$8,833.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$8,833.00

Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 1, 2024 to Sep 4, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 1, 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: 100990780.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

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Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$15,000.00

Cash
$15,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$15,000.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 25, 2024 to Nov 3, 2025. 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: 100990780, 101043817.

×

HillCo PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 131 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 8, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 24, 2025. 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: 101043817.

×

ActBlue Texas

$8,833.00

Cash
$8,833.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$8,833.00

Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 1, 2024 to Sep 4, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 1, 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: 100990780.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

88R SB 193

by Sen. Miles, same lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, Feb 15, 2023: Referred to Education

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

Sources

Texas Senate · Filed Nov 12, 2024

02/03/2025 S Referred to Education K-16

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Senate committee · Education K-16 · Final status: Died in committee

Companion

HB 692 by Jones, Jolanda (identical)

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel

Minors--Health & Safety

NURSES & NURSE AIDES

PARENTAL NOTIFICATION

Text

The text as introduced · 440 words

89R478 AMF-F

By: Miles, Cook
S.B. No. 282

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.