"4 Day Instructional Week" Bill Moving to House Floor Vote

Crazy Legislative Alert: HB1326 passed committee today and now moves to vote on House floor. This is the bill that would change the entire public school week (and work week) with 8.5+ hr days/4 days per week. Call or e-mail Vicki Truitt to urge her not to support this bill.  How in the world could the districts, and the businesses and child care centers, change their schedules to a 4 day week and 8.5 or more hours each day?  The "operational costs" that this proposes to save districts aren't defined.  However, what are defined are the costs to the TEA (Texas Education Agency) which are approximately $60,000 to implement the changes in the accounting of schools if this bill passes.