88(4) HB 100 - Introduced version - Bill Text
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the scheduling of the first day of school for students |
 
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by school districts. |
 
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             BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
 
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             SECTION  1.    Section 25.0811(a), Education Code, is amended |
 
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to read as follows: |
 
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             (a)    Except as provided by this section, a school district |
 
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may not begin instruction for students for a school year before [the |
 
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fourth Monday in] August 1. A school district may[: |
 
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                         [(1)]    begin instruction for students for a school year |
 
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before [the fourth Monday in] August 1 if the district operates a |
 
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year-round system under Section 25.084[; or |
 
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                         [(2)    begin instruction for students for a school year |
 
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on or after the first Monday in August at a campus or at not more |
 
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than 20 percent of the campuses in the district if: |
 
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                                     [(A)    the district has a student enrollment of |
 
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190,000 or more; |
 
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                                     [(B)    the district at the beginning of the school |
 
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year provides, financed with local funds, days of instruction for |
 
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students at the campus or at each of the multiple campuses, in |
 
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addition to the minimum number of days of instruction required |
 
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under Section 25.081; |
 
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                                     [(C)    the campus or each of the multiple campuses |
 
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are undergoing comprehensive reform, as determined by the board of |
 
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trustees of the district; and |
 
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                                     [(D)    a majority of the students at the campus or |
 
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at each of the multiple campuses are educationally disadvantaged]. |
 
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             SECTION  2.    This Act applies beginning with the 2024-2025 |
 
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school year. |
 
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             SECTION  3.    This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the |
 
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last day of the legislative session. |