Office of the School Board
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Approval To Designate Dates In Calendar Year 2024 As Nonbusiness Days In Compliance With House Bill 3033
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The Houston Independent School District (HISD) School Board is asked to consider a resolution designating specific dates in calendar year 2023 as nonbusiness days in accordance with House Bill (HB) 3033. HB 3033 added Government Code Section 552.0031 to the Texas Public Information Act (TPIA) and defined "business day" under the TPIA to mean a day other than:
* a Saturday or Sunday;
* a national holiday under Texas Government Code Section 662.003(a); or
* a state holiday under Texas Government Code Section 662.003(b).
HB 3033 further provides that the Friday before or Monday after a state or federal holiday is not a business day of a governmental entity if the holiday occurs on a weekend and the governmental entity observes the holiday on that Friday or Monday.
This legislation, and the definition of a business day, is significant for government bodies as the TPIA requires a governmental entity to take action upon receipt of a request for public information and often requires the calculation of business days.
HB 3033 provides that the board of trustees of a school district may designate up to 10 days in each calendar year as nonbusiness days, on which the governmental entity's administrative offices are closed or operating with minimum staffing, but are not national or state holidays.
Accordingly, it is requested that the following dates in calendar year 2024, when the District will be closed for fall holiday, Thanksgiving break, and winter break, be designated by the HISD School Board as nonbusiness days in compliance with HB 3033:
* October 4 (fall holiday)
* November 25, 26, and 27 (Thanksgiving break)
* December 23, 27, 30, and 31 (winter break)
COST/FUNDING SOURCE(S):
None
STAFFING IMPLICATIONS:
None
THIS ITEM DOES NOT ESTABLISH, MODIFY, OR DELETE BOARD POLICY.
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