89R4318 RDR-D     By: Lopez of Bexar H.B. No. 599       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the provision of information regarding certain public   assistance programs by public schools.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 38.045 to read as follows:          Sec. 38.045.  INFORMATION REGARDING CERTAIN PUBLIC   ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. (a) On a student's enrollment in, transfer   out of, or withdrawal from a school district, the district shall   provide to the student and the student's parent in either a physical   or electronic format information regarding the eligibility   requirements for public assistance programs, including:                (1)  the medical assistance program under Chapter 32,   Human Resources Code;                (2)  the child health plan program under Chapter 62,   Health and Safety Code; and                (3)  the supplemental nutrition assistance program   under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code.          (b)  The agency, in coordination with the Health and Human   Services Commission, shall prepare and make available to school   districts in both physical and electronic formats a model form for   the information required to be provided under Subsection (a).          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.