Bill > HB3190

This bill introduces several changes to Texas education and labor laws, focusing on school personnel and operations. It modifies local innovation plans to include class size limit requirements, limits classroom teachers to working no more than 510 minutes per day, and requires school districts to post class size information on their websites within 31 days of the school year's start. The bill also mandates that school districts notify parents and teachers about bomb threats or terroristic threats, and requires districts to post on their websites the availability of school nurses and establish custodian workload policies with specific square footage benchmarks for maintenance. Additionally, the bill amends labor code to exclude school bus drivers from certain unemployment compensation restrictions, meaning they can more easily qualify for benefits. Most provisions will apply beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, and the bill will take effect immediately if it receives a two-thirds vote in the Texas legislature, or on September 1, 2025, if it does not. The changes aim to provide more transparency, protect employee working conditions, and clarify administrative procedures in Texas public schools.

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