88R11719 DIO-D
By: Davis H.B. No. 3655
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the applicability of certain requirements regarding
public school class size.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 25.112, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (g) to read as
follows:
(d) Subject to Subsection (g), on [On] application of a
school district, the commissioner may except the district from the
limit in Subsection (a) if the commissioner finds the limit works an
undue hardship on the district. An exception expires at the end of
the school year for which it is granted.
(g) The commissioner may not grant an exception to the limit
under Subsection (a) if the district has been assigned an overall
performance rating of D or F under Section 39.054 for the preceding
school year or for the most recent school year for which a
performance rating was assigned.
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.