Bill > HB3136

This bill modifies existing Texas education law to increase the number of excused absences for high school juniors and seniors visiting colleges. Currently, students can be excused from school to visit an accredited institution of higher education, with a limit of two days during their junior year. The bill increases this limit to four days during the senior year, while maintaining the existing two-day limit for juniors. School districts must still establish policies that specify how these college visit absences will be approved and implement procedures to verify that students actually visited the college campus. The changes will take effect with the 2025-2026 school year, and the bill becomes law either immediately if it receives a two-thirds vote in the Texas legislature, or on September 1, 2025, if it does not receive the immediate effect voting threshold. This modification aims to give high school students more flexibility in exploring potential college options during their critical junior and senior years.