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  89R24896 KRM-D     By: Bhojani, Allen, Lujan, Lopez of Cameron, H.B. No. 4442       Howard, et al.     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4442:     By:  Buckley C.S.H.B. No. 4442       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to an elective course on mindfulness for middle school,   junior high school, and high school students.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 28.0115 to read as follows:           Sec.   28.0115.     ELECTIVE COURSE ON MINDFULNESS. (a) A school   district or open-enrollment charter school may offer an elective   course on mindfulness to students in middle school, junior high   school, and high school. The course provided to high school   students must meet the requirements for an elective credit under   Section 28.025.           (b)     A course under this section must include instruction on   techniques to:                 (1)  enhance focus and concentration;                 (2)  manage stress;                 (3)  improve emotional regulation; and                 (4)     cultivate increased self-awareness and   compassion.          SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2026-2027   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.