1-1     By:  Lucio, et al.                                     S.B. No. 108
 1-2           (In the Senate - Filed November 15, 2000; January 11, 2001,
 1-3     read first time and referred to Committee on Education;
 1-4     March 19, 2001, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
 1-5     Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 6, Nays 0, 1 present, not
 1-6     voting; March 19, 2001, sent to printer.)
 1-7     COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 108             By:  Van de Putte
 1-8                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-9                                   AN ACT
1-10     relating to the first day of instruction of a school year for
1-11     public school students.
1-12           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-13           SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 25, Education Code, is
1-14     amended by adding Section 25.0811 to read as follows:
1-15           Sec. 25.0811.  FIRST DAY OF INSTRUCTION.  (a)  A school
1-16     district may not begin instruction for students for a school year
1-17     before the week in which August 21 falls.
1-18           (b)  For purposes of this section, Sunday is considered the
1-19     first day of the week.
1-20           SECTION 2.  Subsection (a), Section 25.084, Education Code,
1-21     is amended to read as follows:
1-22           (a)  A school district may operate its schools year-round on
1-23     either a single-track or a multitrack calendar.  If a school
1-24     district adopts a year-round system, the district may modify:
1-25                 (1)  the number of contract days of employees and the
1-26     number of days of operation, including any time required for staff
1-27     development, planning and preparation, and continuing education,
1-28     otherwise required by law;
1-29                 (2)  testing dates, data reporting, and related
1-30     matters; [and]
1-31                 (3)  the date of the first day of instruction of the
1-32     school year under Section 25.0811 for a school that was operating
1-33     year-round for the 2000-2001 school year; and
1-34                 (4)  a student's eligibility to participate in
1-35     extracurricular activities when the student's calendar track is not
1-36     in session.
1-37           SECTION 3.  This Act applies beginning with the 2002-2003
1-38     school year.
1-39           SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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