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