88R6774 ANG-D
By: Jones of Harris H.B. No. 1691
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the time at which instruction may begin in public
schools.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 25.081, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:
(h) A school district may not begin classroom instruction
before 8 a.m.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024
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, 2023.