88R9320 JES-D     By: Jones of Dallas H.B. No. 2695       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a school district policy regarding custodian workloads.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 38.040 to read as follows:          Sec. 38.040.  CUSTODIAN WORKLOAD POLICY. (a)  The board of   trustees of each school district shall adopt a policy regarding   custodian workload for district facilities.  The policy must   establish benchmarks for the amount of square feet that may be   assigned to a properly equipped school custodian for maintenance   and custodial services during an eight-hour shift.          (b)  The board must provide benchmarks under Subsection (a)   categorized by elementary, middle, and high school campuses, and   other district facilities.          (c)  The school district shall post the policy adopted under   this section on the school district's Internet website.          SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024   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, 2023.