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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting a school district from charging fees for |
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late drop-offs or pickups of a student at a district campus. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.158(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The board may not charge fees for: |
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(1) instructional materials, workbooks, laboratory |
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supplies, or other supplies necessary for participation in any |
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instructional course except as authorized under this code; |
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(2) field trips required as a part of a basic education |
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program or course; |
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(3) any specific form of dress necessary for any |
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required educational program or diplomas; |
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(4) the payment of instructional costs for necessary |
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school personnel employed in any course or educational program |
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required for graduation; |
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(5) library materials required to be used for any |
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educational course or program, other than fines for lost, damaged, |
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or overdue materials; |
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(6) admission to any activity the student is required |
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to attend as a prerequisite to graduation; |
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(7) admission to or examination in any required |
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educational course or program; [or] |
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(8) lockers; or |
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(9) late drop-offs or pickups of a student at the |
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student's campus. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |