Texas § ED.25.0812 - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

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§ ED.25.0812. LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a school district may not schedule the last day of school for students for a school year before May 15. (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a school district that does not offer each grade level from kindergarten through grade 12 and whose prospective or former students generally attend school in another state for the grade levels the district does not offer may schedule the last day of school on any date permitted under Subsection (a) or the law of the other state. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1084 (H.B. 2610 ), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2015.

Source: official Texas text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section ED.25.0812 ("LAST DAY OF SCHOOL") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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