bill barring school fees for late drop-offs and pickups

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89R11191 GP-D

By: A. Davis of Dallas
H.B. No. 3266

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to prohibiting a school district from charging fees for

late drop-offs or pickups of a student at a district campus.

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

SECTION 1. Section 11.158(b), Education Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(b) The board may not charge fees for:

(1) instructional materials, workbooks, laboratory

supplies, or other supplies necessary for participation in any

instructional course except as authorized under this code;

(2) field trips required as a part of a basic education

program or course;

(3) any specific form of dress necessary for any

required educational program or diplomas;

(4) the payment of instructional costs for necessary

school personnel employed in any course or educational program

required for graduation;

(5) library materials required to be used for any

educational course or program, other than fines for lost, damaged,

or overdue materials;

(6) admission to any activity the student is required

to attend as a prerequisite to graduation;

(7) admission to or examination in any required

educational course or program; [ or ]

(8) lockers ; or

(9) late drop-offs or pickups of a student at the

student's campus .

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.