HB 2040: bill counting juvenile justice school time in minutes

Caption

relating to the required number of minutes of instructional time to be provided by a juvenile justice alternative education program.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

43,200 minutes a year replaces seven hours a day for 180 days.

The bill changes the yearly time rule for juvenile justice alternative education programs from operating seven hours a day for 180 days to providing at least 43,200 minutes of instructional time a year. It affects these programs, the students placed in them, and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, which handles waiver requests. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, programs track instructional minutes instead of days, and a waiver can be as large as the biggest minutes waiver the commissioner gave any school district the program serves.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 2946 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 2946 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on May 14, 2025. Died in the Senate: never got out of the Education K-16 committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2040 · 2025-01-23

SOLD BY

Rep. Ken KingRHouse 88

ITEM

relating to the required number of minutes of instructional time to be provided by a juvenile justice alternative education program.

WHAT IT DOES

43,200 minutes a year replaces seven hours a day for 180 days.

The bill changes the yearly time rule for juvenile justice alternative education programs from operating seven hours a day for 180 days to providing at least 43,200 minutes of instructional time a year. It affects these programs, the students placed in them, and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, which handles waiver requests. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, programs track instructional minutes instead of days, and a waiver can be as large as the biggest minutes waiver the commissioner gave any school district the program serves.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 21, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Jan 23, 2025Filed
Mar 14, 2025Read first time
Mar 14, 2025Referred to Public Education
Apr 22, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 22, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 22, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Apr 22, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 30, 2025Considered in formal meeting
Apr 30, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 6, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 6, 2025Committee report distributed
May 7, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
May 8, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 10, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
May 13, 2025Read 2nd time
May 13, 2025Passed to engrossment
May 13, 2025Record vote RV#2385
May 13, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 14, 2025Read 3rd time
May 14, 2025Passed
May 14, 2025Record vote RV#2464
May 14, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 14, 2025Reported engrossed
May 14, 2025Received from the House
May 16, 2025Read first time
May 16, 2025Referred to Education K-16

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 101 yea · 38 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 14, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Ken King

Donors

Defend Rural Texas PAC$204K Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$175K Coalition for Working Families PAC$100K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Jul 16, 2024 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Defend Rural Texas PAC$203,547.49

Defend Rural Texas PAC

$203,547.49

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $203,547.49
Total: $203,547.49

television $165,000.00radio $25,000.00texting $13,547.49

Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Feb 4, 2026 to Aug 7, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 4, 2026 to Aug 7, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101040115, 101058003, 101068175.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$175,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$175,000.00

Cash: $175,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $175,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 17, 2024 to Sep 16, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100983150, 101008206, 101028141, 101035143, 101040115, 101058003, 101068175.

Coalition for Working Families PAC$100,000.00

Coalition for Working Families PAC

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

Also funds 24 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Dec 25, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 3, 2026 to Feb 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101040115.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Defend Rural Texas PAC

$203,547.49

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $203,547.49
Total: $203,547.49

television $165,000.00radio $25,000.00texting $13,547.49

Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Feb 4, 2026 to Aug 7, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 4, 2026 to Aug 7, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101040115, 101058003, 101068175.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$175,000.00

Cash: $175,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $175,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 17, 2024 to Sep 16, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100983150, 101008206, 101028141, 101035143, 101040115, 101058003, 101068175.

×

Coalition for Working Families PAC

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

Also funds 24 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Dec 25, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 3, 2026 to Feb 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101040115.

Votes2

House May 14, 2025

Yea: 101
Nay: 38
Present, not voting: 4
Absent: 4
Excused: 3

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 2464

HB 2040 was passed by (Record 2464): 101 Yeas, 38 Nays, 4 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 101 (published)
Nay: 38 (published)
Present, not voting: 4 (published)
Absent: 4 (derived from named list)
Excused: 3 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 13, 2025

Yea: 101
Nay: 36
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 7
Excused: 4

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 2385

HB 2040 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2385): 101 Yeas, 36 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 101 (published)
Nay: 36 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 7 (derived from named list)
Excused: 4 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses9

For: 2
Against: 5
On: 2

Names

For

Harris County Commissioners Court1 registration
Self1 registration

Against

Coalition of Texans with Disabilities1 registration
Disability Rights Texas1 registration
IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association)1 registration
Self; Autism Society of Texas1 registration
Self; Texas center for justice & equity1 registration

On

Texas Education Agency1 registration
Texas Juvenile Justice Department1 registration

Sources

9 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 21, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

88R HB 2946

by Rep. Ken King, same lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, May 9, 2023: Referred to Education

Relating to the required number of minutes of instructional time to be provided by a juvenile justice alternative education program.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Jan 23, 2025

05/16/2025 S Referred to Education K-16

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Public Education · Committee vote 10 aye, 1 nay, 4 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Education K-16 · Final status: Died in committee

Companion

SB 301 by Perry (identical)

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--General

Minors--Juvenile Justice

ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS

JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, TEXAS

Text

The text as introduced · 223 words

89R778 TSS-D

By: King
H.B. No. 2040

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the required number of minutes of instructional time to

be provided by a juvenile justice alternative education program.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 37.011(f), Education Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(f) A juvenile justice alternative education program must

provide [ operate ] at least 43,200 minutes of instructional time

[ seven hours per day and 180 days ] per year, except that a program

may apply to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department for a waiver of

the instructional time [ 180-day ] requirement. The department may

not grant a waiver to a program under this subsection for a number

of minutes [ days ] that exceeds the highest number of instructional

minutes [ days ] waived by the commissioner during the same school

year for any [ a ] school district served by the program.

SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026

school year.

SECTION 3. 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.

Verdict: No flags

The receipt

SOLD BY

ITEM

WHAT IT DOES

CHARGES

TOTAL

HISTORY

SIGNED FOR BY

Donors

Defend Rural Texas PAC

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

Coalition for Working Families PAC

Defend Rural Texas PAC

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

Coalition for Working Families PAC

House May 14, 2025

House May 13, 2025

For

Against

On

88R HB 2946

Companion