| 1 | 1 | | 89R11701 CMO-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: LaHood H.B. No. 3651 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to an elective course on automobile maintenance for public |
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| 10 | 10 | | high school students. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is |
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| 13 | 13 | | amended by adding Section 28.015 to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 28.015. ELECTIVE COURSE ON AUTOMOBILE MAINTENANCE. |
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| 15 | 15 | | (a) A school district may offer to students in grades 9 through 12 |
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| 16 | 16 | | an elective course on automobile maintenance that meets the |
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| 17 | 17 | | requirements for an elective credit under Section 28.025. |
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| 18 | 18 | | (b) A course under this section must include instruction in |
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| 19 | 19 | | and information relating to: |
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| 20 | 20 | | (1) checking and refilling or replacing: |
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| 21 | 21 | | (A) engine oil; |
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| 22 | 22 | | (B) coolant; |
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| 23 | 23 | | (C) brake fluid; |
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| 24 | 24 | | (D) transmission fluid; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | (E) power steering fluid; |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2) checking tire pressure and tire tread depth; |
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| 27 | 27 | | (3) changing a tire, performing a tire rotation, and |
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| 28 | 28 | | repairing a flat tire; |
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| 29 | 29 | | (4) battery maintenance, including the correct method |
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| 30 | 30 | | for jumpstarting a battery; |
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| 31 | 31 | | (5) checking and replacing: |
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| 32 | 32 | | (A) fuses; |
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| 33 | 33 | | (B) engine air filters; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | (C) cabin air filters; |
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| 35 | 35 | | (6) the meaning of common dashboard warning lights; |
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| 36 | 36 | | and |
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| 37 | 37 | | (7) safe working practices in an automotive |
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| 38 | 38 | | environment, including proper tool usage and safe disposal of |
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| 39 | 39 | | fluids or hazardous materials. |
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| 40 | 40 | | SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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| 41 | 41 | | school year. |
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| 42 | 42 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 43 | 43 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 44 | 44 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 45 | 45 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 46 | 46 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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