Monitoring the SessionSB 301
Died in committee
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
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.
Seven hours a day for 180 days becomes 43,200 minutes a year.
The bill changes the time rule for juvenile justice alternative education programs from seven hours a day for 180 days to at least 43,200 minutes of instruction per year. Programs can still ask the Texas Juvenile Justice Department for a waiver, but the waiver cannot exceed the most instructional minutes the commissioner waived that year for any school district the program serves. Starting in the 2025-2026 school year, these programs count instruction in minutes instead of days, which matches how public schools count time.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R SB 1028 (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 SB 1028 (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.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the Senate Education K-16 committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-SB301 · 2024-11-12
relating to the required number of minutes of instructional time to be provided by a juvenile justice alternative education program.
Seven hours a day for 180 days becomes 43,200 minutes a year.
The bill changes the time rule for juvenile justice alternative education programs from seven hours a day for 180 days to at least 43,200 minutes of instruction per year. Programs can still ask the Texas Juvenile Justice Department for a waiver, but the waiver cannot exceed the most instructional minutes the commissioner waived that year for any school district the program serves. Starting in the 2025-2026 school year, these programs count instruction in minutes instead of days, which matches how public schools count time.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 23, 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.
$60,000.00
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 13, 2024 to Oct 23, 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: 100983698, 101007598, 101030579, 101072377.
$35,000.00
Also funds 25 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Sep 23, 2024 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Mar 12, 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: 100983698, 101057700.
$25,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · on Nov 23, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Nov 23, 2024. 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: 100983698.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$60,000.00
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 13, 2024 to Oct 23, 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: 100983698, 101007598, 101030579, 101072377.
$35,000.00
Also funds 25 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Sep 23, 2024 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Mar 12, 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: 100983698, 101057700.
$25,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · on Nov 23, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Nov 23, 2024. 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: 100983698.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Sen. Perry, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 3, 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
Texas Senate · Filed Nov 12, 2024
02/03/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Education K-16 · Final status: Died in committee
HB 2040 by King (identical)
Education--Primary & Secondary--General
Minors--Juvenile Justice
ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, TEXAS
The text as introduced · 223 words
89R778 TSS-D By: Perry S.B. No. 301 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.