Bill > HB2040

This bill modifies the requirements for juvenile justice alternative education programs (JJAEPs) in Texas by changing the instructional time standard from "seven hours per day and 180 days" to a total of 43,200 minutes of instructional time per year. The bill allows these programs to apply to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department for a waiver of the instructional time requirement, with the condition that the waiver cannot exceed the highest number of instructional minutes waived for any school district served by the program. This change provides more flexibility in how instructional time is structured while maintaining a consistent annual educational standard. The bill will apply starting with the 2025-2026 school year and will take effect either immediately if it receives a two-thirds vote in the Texas legislature, or on September 1, 2025, if it does not receive the required immediate-effect voting threshold.

Education

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