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  89R2851 CMO-D     By: Lalani H.B. No. 625       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a halal food option for breakfast and lunch programs   provided by public schools.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 33, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 33.914 to read as follows:           Sec.   33.914.     HALAL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH OPTION. (a)   In this   section, "halal" has the meaning assigned by Section 17.881,   Business & Commerce Code.           (b)     On request by a student or the parent or person standing   in parental relation to the student, a school district or   open-enrollment charter school shall provide a halal option to the   student for any breakfast or lunch program provided by the district   or school.          SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026   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.