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This bill modifies Texas Education Code provisions regarding school district scheduling, primarily changing the start date for student instruction from the fourth Monday in August to the first Monday in September. The bill specifically amends sections related to local innovation plans and school start dates, prohibiting districts designated as "districts of innovation" from exempting themselves from the new first day of instruction requirements. Under the revised law, school districts will generally be prohibited from starting the school year before the first Monday in September, with some exceptions for year-round school systems and certain large districts (those with 190,000 or more students) that can start earlier under specific conditions, such as providing additional instructional days funded by local resources and focusing on campuses undergoing comprehensive reform with a majority of educationally disadvantaged students. The changes will apply beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, and existing local innovation plans adopted before the bill's effective date will be governed by the previous law. The bill is set to take effect on September 1, 2025, giving school districts time to prepare for the new scheduling requirements.

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