---
title: Education--Primary & Secondary--Admission & Attendance - Texas Legislation
subject: Education--Primary & Secondary--Admission & Attendance
total_bills: 13
unique_authors: 10
critical_bills: 6
high_cost_bills: 3
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education-primary-secondary-admission-attendance"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Education--Primary & Secondary--Admission & Attendance

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 13
- **Unique Authors:** 10
- **Critical Compliance:** 6 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 3 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 8

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 7 bills
- **Senate:** 6 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 6 bills
- **Moderate:** 3 bills
- **Low:** 3 bills
- **Unanalyzed:** 1 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Paul Bettencourt** (R, Senate) - 3 bills
- **Angela Paxton** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Harold Dutton** (D, House) - 1 bills
- **James Frank** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Jon Rosenthal** (D, House) - 1 bills
- **Keith Bell** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Lacey Hull** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Phil King** (R, House) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Education](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education) (13 shared bills)
- [Education--Primary & Secondary](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education-primary-secondary) (13 shared bills)
- [Education--School Districts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education-school-districts) (6 shared bills)
- [Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education-primary-secondary-charter-schools) (6 shared bills)
- [EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education-agency-texas) (4 shared bills)
- [Education--Primary & Secondary--Curriculum](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education-primary-secondary-curriculum) (3 shared bills)
- [State Finances--Management & Control](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/state-finances-management-control) (3 shared bills)
- [State Finances](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/state-finances) (3 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Texas Education Agency](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-education-agency) - 12 bills
- [Department of Family and Protective Services](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-family-and-protective-services) - 2 bills
- [State Board for Educator Certification](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/state-board-for-educator-certification) - 1 bills
- [Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-higher-education-coordinating-board) - 1 bills
- [Texas Workforce Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-workforce-commission) - 1 bills
- [Department of State Health Services](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-state-health-services) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB2](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2-89th-regular) | Relating to public education and public sc... | Critical | High |
| [SB569](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb569-89th-regular) | Relating to the provision of virtual educa... | Critical | High |
| [HB120](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb120-89th-regular) | Relating to college, career, and military ... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB367](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb367-89th-regular) | Relating to verification of excused absenc... | Critical | Low |
| [SB1049](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1049-89th-regular) | Relating to excused absences from public s... | Critical | Low |
| [SB401](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb401-89th-regular) | Relating to participation by non-enrolled ... | Critical | Low |
| [SB1490](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1490-89th-regular) | Relating to adult high school charter prog... | Unanalyzed | High |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB120](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb120-89th-regular) | Relating to college, career, and mili... | Keith Bell (R) | Critical |
| [HB1586](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1586-89th-regular) | Relating to an exemption from require... | Lacey Hull (R) | Low |
| [HB2](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2-89th-regular) | Relating to public education and publ... | Brad Buckley (R) | Critical |
| [HB2495](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2495-89th-regular) | Relating to certain rights of a child... | Harold Dutton (D) | Moderate |
| [HB2757](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2757-89th-regular) | Relating to a public school policy fo... | James Frank (R) | Low |
| [HB367](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb367-89th-regular) | Relating to verification of excused a... | Jon Rosenthal (D) | Critical |
| [SB1049](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1049-89th-regular) | Relating to excused absences from pub... | Phil King (R) | Critical |
| [SB1490](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1490-89th-regular) | Relating to adult high school charter... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | - |
| [SB207](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb207-89th-regular) | Relating to excused absences from pub... | Angela Paxton (R) | Low |
| [SB226](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb226-89th-regular) | Relating to establishing residency fo... | Royce West (D) | Moderate |
| [SB401](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb401-89th-regular) | Relating to participation by non-enro... | Angela Paxton (R) | Critical |
| [SB569](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb569-89th-regular) | Relating to the provision of virtual ... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Critical |
| [SB991](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb991-89th-regular) | Relating to the inclusion of chronica... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Moderate |

## Source Links

- [Full Interactive Analysis](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education-primary-secondary-admission-attendance)
- [All Texas Subjects](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subjects)

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