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TX SB2347
Bill
Status
3/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Carol Alvarado
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AI Summary
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Expands existing speed limit reduction authority to include prekindergartens alongside elementary, secondary, charter schools, and institutions of higher education
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Allows county commissioners courts to set speed limits as low as 20 miles per hour on county roads located within 500 feet of a prekindergarten facility
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Requires municipal governing bodies and county commissioners courts to hold public hearings at least once per calendar year on request of a prekindergarten operator to consider speed limits on nearby highways or roads
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Grants prekindergarten operators the ability to request engineering and traffic investigations following public hearings, with the same process currently available to schools and higher education institutions
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Defines "prekindergarten" as a facility that primarily provides prekindergarten services, effective September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to the process of establishing speed limits on a highway or road near a prekindergarten.
Education
Last Action
Referred to Transportation
3/25/2025