85R4436 CAE-D
By: Ortega H.B. No. 2618
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to including in the minimum attendance requirement of a
public school student any absence of the student to participate in
an extracurricular activity.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 25.092, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-3) to read as follows:
(a-3) In determining if a student has complied with
attendance requirements under Subsection (a), the school district
may not include any absence of a student from class if the student
is absent to attend an extracurricular activity. In this
subsection "extracurricular activity" means a voluntary activity
sponsored by the school district and includes preparation for and
involvement in public performances, contests, athletic
competitions, demonstrations, displays, and club activities.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018
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, 2017.