HB 1679

relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency regarding
recommended standards for school district facility maintenance and
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  DEFINITION.  In this Act, "agency" means the
SECTION 2.  STUDY REGARDING RECOMMENDED STANDARDS FOR
MAINTENANCE AND CUSTODIAL SERVICES.  (a)  The agency shall conduct a
study regarding recommended standards for school district
maintenance of facilities and custodial services, including a
standard for appropriate custodial workloads to adequately
maintain a school district's facilities.
(b)  In conducting the study, the agency shall consider:
(1)  the square footage of a typical elementary,
(2)  the square footage of administrative and district
facilities other than instructional facilities in a typical school
(3)  appropriate levels of custodial service to provide
for proper maintenance of school district facilities; and
(4)  the time required for different levels of
custodial service based on different numbers of custodial employees
(1)  the maintenance and custodial staff needed to
adequately meet a typical school district's needs;
(2)  the tasks required to be completed by maintenance
and custodial staff, including time estimates for completion of
each task by an adequately equipped maintenance and custodial
(3)  any additional funding or other resources, if any,
needed by school districts to meet the standards recommended by the
study for school district maintenance of facilities and custodial
SECTION 3.  REPORT TO LEGISLATURE.  Not later than December
1, 2026, the agency shall submit a report to the legislature that
includes the results of the study conducted under Section 2 of this
Act and any associated recommendations.
SECTION 4.  EXPIRATION.  This Act expires September 1, 2027.
SECTION 5.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  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.