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11 88R6774 ANG-D
22 By: Jones of Harris H.B. No. 1691
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55 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
66 AN ACT
77 relating to the time at which instruction may begin in public
88 schools.
99 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1010 SECTION 1. Section 25.081, Education Code, is amended by
1111 adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:
1212 (h) A school district may not begin classroom instruction
1313 before 8 a.m.
1414 SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024
1515 school year.
1616 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1717 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1818 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
1919 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
2020 Act takes effect September 1, 2023.