SB 2871
Relating to excused absences from public school for the purpose of visiting an institution of higher education.
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to excused absences from public school for the purpose of visiting an institution of higher education.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
The bill raises the number of school days a Texas high school senior can be excused to visit a college from two to four.
The bill raises the number of school days a Texas high school senior can be excused to visit a college from two to four. Junior-year visits stay capped at two days, and districts still choose whether to allow these absences under their own policy and verification procedure. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, seniors in districts that use this option can miss up to two more days for college visits without an unexcused absence.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 14, 2025 and referred to the Senate Education K-16 committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB2871 · 2025-03-14
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ITEM
relating to excused absences from public school for the purpose of visiting an institution of higher education.
WHAT IT DOES
The bill raises the number of school days a Texas high school senior can be excused to visit a college from two to four.
The bill raises the number of school days a Texas high school senior can be excused to visit a college from two to four. Junior-year visits stay capped at two days, and districts still choose whether to allow these absences under their own policy and verification procedure. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, seniors in districts that use this option can miss up to two more days for college visits without an unexcused absence.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Education K-16
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
Donors report through Friends of Donna Campbell.
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Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 27, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
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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.
Sources
Texas Senate · Filed Mar 14, 2025
04/07/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 6:51 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Education K-16 · Final status: Died in committee
Companion
HB 3136 by Harris Davila (identical)
Subjects
Education--Primary & Secondary--Admission & Attendance
Education--School Districts
Text
The text as introduced · 230 words
89R5220 RAL-F By: Campbell S.B. No. 2871 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to excused absences from public school for the purpose of visiting an institution of higher education. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 25.087(b-2), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (b-2) A school district may excuse a student from attending school to visit an institution of higher education accredited by a generally recognized accrediting organization during the student's junior and senior years of high school for the purpose of determining the student's interest in attending the institution of higher education, provided that: (1) the district may not excuse for this purpose more than two days during the student's junior year and four [ two ] days during the student's senior year; and (2) the district adopts: (A) a policy to determine when an absence will be excused for this purpose; and (B) a procedure to verify the student's visit at the institution of higher education. 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.