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HB 2709

AN ACT relating to the required minutes of service during each school day

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89th Regular Session

Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended

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What This Bill Does

Limits classroom teachers in Texas public schools to a maximum of 480 minutes of work per day through their employment contracts, starting in the 2025-2026 school year. The legislation aims to regulate teacher working hours and provide more structured workday parameters for educators. The law will apply to new contracts executed on or after its effective date, potentially helping to address teacher workload and burnout issues in public schools.

Subject Areas

Education--School Districts Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers Labor--General

Bill Text

relating to the required minutes of service during each school day
for a classroom teacher in public schools.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 21.401, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e)  A contract between a school district and a classroom
teacher may not require the teacher to work more than 480 minutes
SECTION 2.  Section 21.401(e), Education Code, as added by
this Act, applies only to a contract executed on or after the
effective date of this Act. A contract executed before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the
day the contract was executed, and the former law is continued in
SECTION 3.  This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026
SECTION 4.  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.

Bill History

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