Relating to requiring public schools to designate certain uniform election dates as staff development days.

SB 143 requires Texas public school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to designate presidential election days (when their campuses serve as polling places) as staff development days instead of instructional days. This affects school districts hosting polling places on presidential general election dates, mandating they use that day for staff training rather than student instruction. The bill includes a waiver allowing districts to reduce required instructional minutes by the amount of time instruction is suspended, while ensuring total instructional time remains adequate. The law takes effect for the 2025-2026 school year.