Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 108 amends the Education Code to prohibit a school district from beginning the students' school year before the week in which August 21 falls. The bill requires a district that intends to apply for a waiver from that prohibition to give public notice of its intent, specifying the proposed start date, at least 60 days before it submits the application and to hold a public hearing on the matter. The district's waiver application must include a summary of the opinions expressed at the public hearing and any consensus regarding the district's start date. The bill allows a district that operated on a year-round schedule for the 2000-2001 school year to modify its start date accordingly.