Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas HB4442: Relating to an elective course on mindfulness for middle school, junior high school, and high school students.
Status: In committee, May 14, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to an elective course on mindfulness for middle school, junior high school, and high school students.
From the amended text, May 13, 2025:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to an elective course on mindfulness for middle school, junior high school, and high school students. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 28.0115 to read as follows: [ADDED: Sec.][ADDED: ][ADDED: 28.0115.][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: ELECTIVE COURSE ON MINDFULNESS. (a) A school ] [ADDED: district or open-enrollment charter school may offer an elective ] [ADDED: course on mindfulness to students in middle school, junior high ] [ADDED: school, and high school. The course provided to high school ] [ADDED: students must meet the requirements for an elective credit under ] [ADDED: Section 28.025.] [ADDED: (b)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: A course under this section must include instruction on ] [ADDED: techniques to:] [] [] [ and] [ADDED: (4)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: cultivate increased self-awareness and ] [ADDED: compassion.] SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2026-2027 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.
Sponsors
- Salman Bhojani (D, HD-092) · primary sponsor
- Alma Allen (D, HD-131)
- John Lujan (R, HD-118)
- Janie Lopez (R, HD-037)
- Donna Howard (D, HD-048)
- Rafael Anchia (D, HD-103)
- Trent Ashby (R, HD-057)
- Diego Bernal (D, HD-123)
- Rhetta Bowers (D, HD-113)
- John Bryant (D, HD-114)
- John Bucy (D, HD-136)
- Ben Bumgarner (R, HD-063)
Latest actions
- : Committee report sent to Calendars
- : Committee report distributed
- : Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- : Reported favorably as substituted
- : Committee substitute considered in committee
- : Considered in public hearing
- : Left pending in committee
- : Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- : Committee substitute considered in committee
- : Considered in public hearing
Votes
- Public Education Committee Vote (Out of committee): 8 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: Minors--Health & Safety, Education--Primary & Secondary--Curriculum
Common questions
- What is HB4442?
- HB4442 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to an elective course on mindfulness for middle school, junior high school, and high school students.
- What does HB4442 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to an elective course on mindfulness for middle school, junior high school, and high school students.
- What is the status of HB4442?
- In committee as of May 14, 2025. Latest action: Committee report sent to Calendars (May 14, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB4442?
- Salman Bhojani (D, HD-092), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB4442?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB04442
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