TX HB1209

Establishes a minimum of 175 instructional days per school year for Texas public school districts, in addition to the existing requirement of at least 75,600 minutes of operation

Exempts school districts with student enrollment of less than 8,000 from the 175-day minimum requirement

Allows school districts that operated a four-day school week during the 2024-2025 school year to maintain that schedule, unless any campus receives a performance rating of D, F, or "Not Rated," which triggers a mandatory return to a five-day week until all campuses achieve a C rating or higher

Reduces the juvenile justice alternative education program requirement from 180 days to 175 days per year, with waiver provisions available through the Texas Juvenile Justice Department

Takes effect beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, with immediate effect if passed by two-thirds vote or September 1, 2025 otherwise