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Board briefed on new TPIA nonbusiness-day designation requirement under SB 618
Summary
Chief Marketing Communications Officer Les Linebarger explained SB 618 requires districts to designate up to 10 nonbusiness days for TPIA calculation and to post those days on the district website; the item was informational at the agenda-review meeting.
Les Linebarger presented a resolution explaining SB 618's change to Texas Public Information Act (TPIA) practice: rather than declaring closure days case-by-case, districts must identify up to 10 nonbusiness days for TPIA purposes (excluding state and national holidays) and post them on the district website. Linebarger said the designation "must be approved by the board of trustees" and posted online.
The board discussed the requirement during the agenda review; no action was taken to adopt specific nonbusiness days at this meeting. Linebarger's presentation summarized the statutory change and the administrative steps required to comply with SB 618.
