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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an elective course on mindfulness for middle school, |
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junior high school, and high school students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 28.0115 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 28.0115. ELECTIVE COURSE ON MINDFULNESS. (a) A school |
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district or open-enrollment charter school may offer an elective |
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course on mindfulness to students in middle school, junior high |
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school, and high school. The course provided to high school |
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students must meet the requirements for an elective credit under |
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Section 28.025. |
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(b) A course under this section must include instruction on |
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techniques to: |
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(1) enhance focus and concentration; |
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(2) manage stress; |
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(3) improve emotional regulation; and |
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(4) cultivate increased self-awareness and |
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compassion. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2026-2027 |
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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. |