81R9578 CAS-F
By: Coleman H.B. No. 2958
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to excused absences from public schools for voting in
certain elections.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 25.087(b), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) A school district shall excuse a student from attending
school for:
(1) the following purposes, including travel for those
purposes:
(A) observing religious holy days; or
(B) attending a required court appearance; or
(2) a temporary absence for the following purposes,
[resulting from health care professionals] if that student
commences classes or returns to school on the same day as the
temporary absence:
(A) attending an appointment with a health care
professional; or
(B) voting in a national, state, or local
election [of the appointment].
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2009-2010
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, 2009.