Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 68	Senate Author:  Zaffirini et al.
Effective:  5-24-23	House Sponsor:  Murr et al.

            Senate Bill 68 amends the Education Code to authorize a public school district to excuse a student in their junior or senior year of high school from attending school for a career investigation day to visit a professional at the professional's workplace for the purpose of determining the student's interest in pursuing the applicable career, provided that the district adopts a related excused absence policy and a procedure to verify the student's visit at the workplace. The bill caps the number of days a student may have excused per school year for such a purpose at two.