By: Bernal H.B. No. 693
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the calculation of average daily attendance for school
districts providing certain full-day prekindergarten programs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 48.005, education code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) Notwithstanding Section 29.153(c), in computing the
sum of attendance under Subsection (a) for a school year, a school
district may include full days of attendance for each
prekindergarten student who attends a full-day prekindergarten
program offered by the district, provided that:
(1) The student is eligible for prekindergarten under
Section 29.153;
(2) the district does not charge tuition for the
student's enrollment in the program; and
(3) the program complies with the requirements
regarding high quality specified in Subchapter E-1, Chapter 29.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.