Relating to requiring public schools to make reasonable accommodations for lactating students.
SB 349 requires Texas public school districts, the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the Texas School for the Deaf, and open-enrollment charter schools to provide reasonable accommodations for middle and high school students who are lactating. The bill specifically mandates schools to support students in expressing breast milk, breastfeeding infants, or addressing other breastfeeding-related needs. These accommodations must be provided beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, unless the bill receives a two-thirds vote for immediate effect. The law applies directly to lactating students enrolled in secondary education settings across Texas public schools.
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Nov 2024
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Introduced Nov 13, 2024
Last action Mar 13, 2025
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Feb 3, 2025
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Referred to Education K-16
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Feb 3, 2025
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4 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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