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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency regarding |
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recommended standards for school district facility maintenance and |
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custodial services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "agency" means the |
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Texas Education Agency. |
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SECTION 2. STUDY REGARDING RECOMMENDED STANDARDS FOR |
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MAINTENANCE AND CUSTODIAL SERVICES. (a) The agency shall conduct a |
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study regarding recommended standards for school district |
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maintenance of facilities and custodial services, including a |
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standard for appropriate custodial workloads to adequately |
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maintain a school district's facilities. |
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(b) In conducting the study, the agency shall consider: |
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(1) the square footage of a typical elementary, |
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middle, and high school; |
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(2) the square footage of administrative and district |
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facilities other than instructional facilities in a typical school |
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district; |
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(3) appropriate levels of custodial service to provide |
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for proper maintenance of school district facilities; and |
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(4) the time required for different levels of |
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custodial service based on different numbers of custodial employees |
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and resources. |
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(c) The study must identify: |
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(1) the maintenance and custodial staff needed to |
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adequately meet a typical school district's needs; |
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(2) the tasks required to be completed by maintenance |
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and custodial staff, including time estimates for completion of |
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each task by an adequately equipped maintenance and custodial |
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staff; and |
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(3) any additional funding or other resources, if any, |
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needed by school districts to meet the standards recommended by the |
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study for school district maintenance of facilities and custodial |
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services. |
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SECTION 3. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. Not later than December |
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1, 2026, the agency shall submit a report to the legislature that |
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includes the results of the study conducted under Section 2 of this |
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Act and any associated recommendations. |
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SECTION 4. EXPIRATION. This Act expires September 1, 2027. |
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SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |