Topic and direction labels are AI-assisted, and each one quotes the bill text it is based on.
How labels work
Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session
HB2495Relating to certain rights of a child or a parent or the sole managing conservator of a child in relation to the child's enrollment in school.
Direction
Custody & supportcustody parenting timeAI label
↔Mixed rights of the paying or noncustodial parentmodel confidence 70%
Adds explicit rights for a sole managing conservator (including nonparents) to make education decisions and designate/enroll the child in school, and clarifies that these rights transfer to an 18-year-old student or one with disabilities removed, shifting authority away from the other parent or from
the right to designate the school the child will attend and to enroll the child in the school, subject to any eligibility or admissions requirements;
✓ Quote verified word for word in the bill text
Custody & supportotherAI label
↔Mixed rights of the paying or noncustodial parentmodel confidence 60%
Clarifies that parental educational rights under Family Code 151.001(a)(10) and (11) are exercised by an 18-year-old student or one with disabilities removed for general purposes (unless incompetent or court-restricted), and transfers education decision rights from parents to such minors, altering a
Except as provided by federal law, all rights of a parent under Title 2 of this code and all educational rights under Sections 151.001(a)(10) and (11), Family Code, shall be exercised by a student who is 18 years of age or older or whose disabilities of minority have been removed for general purposes under Chapter 31, Family Code, unless the student has been determined to be incompetent or the student's rights have been otherwise restricted by a court order.
✓ Quote verified word for word in the bill text
Filed (completed)
Committee (completed)
Passed one chamber (completed)
Passed both (completed)
Governor (completed)
Law
Stage: Law · step 6 of 6
Last action
2025-06-20: Effective on 9/1/25
Filed
2025-02-05
Sponsor
Harold Dutton D, Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos D, Judith Zaffirini D
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends Education Code and Family Code sections to explicitly list and clarify rights of sole managing conservators (including nonparents and DFPS) to make decisions concerning the child's education and to designate/enroll the child in school. It also transfers those educational rights from parents to the student when the student is 18 or has had disabilities of minority removed. These changes affect custody/parenting-time authority over education choices between parents, between parents and nonparent conservators, and between parents and the child; the net effect is mixed because it v
Related bills
SB335Relating to the best interest of the child in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.=No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parent=No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parent Filed
HB185Relating to certain services and interventions ordered in a suit affecting a parent-child relationship and to certain judicial training requ↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parent↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parent Filed
HB692Relating to the interview of a child in a suit affecting a parent-child relationship.=No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parent Filed
HB930Relating to the consideration of family violence and coercive control in determining conservatorship and possession of and access to a child↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parent↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parent Filed
Hearings and calendar
2025-03-31 14:00 · Hearing · House S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Committee Hearing E2.016