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Introduced
02/20/2025
02/20/2025
In Committee
05/20/2025
05/20/2025
Crossed Over
04/17/2025
04/17/2025
Passed
06/20/2025
06/20/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/20/2025
06/20/2025
Introduced Session
89th Legislature Regular Session
Bill Summary
AN ACT relating to public education and public school finance.
AI Summary
This bill is a comprehensive education and public school finance legislation that makes significant changes across multiple areas of public education in Texas. The bill introduces new funding mechanisms, teacher incentive programs, special education provisions, early childhood education initiatives, and provisions related to college and career readiness.
Key provisions include establishing a new teacher incentive allotment system that provides additional funding for teachers based on their designations, with amounts ranging from $3,000 to $36,000 depending on the teacher's rating and the school's characteristics. The bill creates a teacher retention allotment that provides funding for teachers with three or more years of experience, with varying amounts based on district size. It also introduces a support staff retention allotment to provide additional compensation for non-administrative school staff.
The legislation enhances early literacy efforts by developing new reading and mathematics instruments for kindergarten through third grade, implementing mandatory reading interventions for students at risk of not achieving reading proficiency, and creating a supplementary supports grant program to help students improve their literacy skills. The bill also expands prekindergarten program partnerships and provides more flexibility for districts in offering these programs.
For special education, the bill introduces new provisions for students with visual impairments, deaf or hard of hearing students, and adjusts funding mechanisms to provide more comprehensive support. It also creates new reporting and evaluation requirements for special education services.
The bill includes significant changes to college and career readiness, such as developing a statewide goal for career readiness, expanding dual credit opportunities, and creating new pathways for students to obtain workforce-aligned credentials while in high school.
Additionally, the legislation makes various technical adjustments to public school finance, including modifications to allotment calculations, school safety funding, and provisions to address potential unintended consequences in funding formulas.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (99)
Diego Bernal (D)*,
Brad Buckley (R)*,
Brandon Creighton (R)*,
Ryan Guillen (R)*,
Carol Alvarado (D),
Jeffrey Barry (R),
Cecil Bell (R),
Keith Bell (R),
Paul Bettencourt (R),
Salman Bhojani (D),
Brian Birdwell (R),
César Blanco (D),
Greg Bonnen (R),
Ben Bumgarner (R),
Angie Button (R),
Donna Campbell (R),
Giovanni Capriglione (R),
David Cook (R),
Tom Craddick (R),
Charles Cunningham (R),
Pat Curry (R),
Drew Darby (R),
Jay Dean (R),
Mano DeAyala (R),
Mark Dorazio (R),
Paul Dyson (R),
Caroline Fairly (R),
Pete Flores (R),
James Frank (R),
Gary Gates (R),
Stan Gerdes (R),
Jessica González (D),
Brent Hagenbuch (R),
Bob Hall (R),
Kelly Hancock (R),
Cody Harris (R),
Caroline Harris Davila (R),
Richard Hayes (R),
Cole Hefner (R),
Hillary Hickland (R),
Adam Hinojosa (R),
Chuy Hinojosa (D),
Janis Holt (R),
Joan Huffman (R),
Lacey Hull (R),
Todd Hunter (R),
Carrie Isaac (R),
Helen Kerwin (R),
Ken King (R),
Phil King (R),
Stan Kitzman (R),
Marc LaHood (R),
Suleman Lalani (D),
Stan Lambert (R),
Brooks Landgraf (R),
Jeff Leach (R),
Terri Leo-Wilson (R),
Janie Lopez (R),
A.J. Louderback (R),
J.M. Lozano (R),
John Lujan (R),
Shelley Luther (R),
Don McLaughlin (R),
John McQueeney (R),
José Menéndez (D),
Will Metcalf (R),
Morgan Meyer (R),
Borris Miles (D),
Eddie Morales (D),
Candy Noble (R),
Tom Oliverson (R),
Angelia Orr (R),
Tan Parker (R),
Jared Patterson (R),
Dennis Paul (R),
Angela Paxton (R),
Vincent Perez (D),
Katrina Pierson (R),
Richard Raymond (D),
Ron Reynolds (D),
Keresa Richardson (R),
Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos (D),
Matt Shaheen (R),
Joanne Shofner (R),
Shelby Slawson (R),
John Smithee (R),
Kevin Sparks (R),
David Spiller (R),
Valoree Swanson (R),
Carl Tepper (R),
Steve Toth (R),
Ellen Troxclair (R),
Cody Vasut (R),
Denise Villalobos (R),
Wesley Virdell (R),
Royce West (D),
Trey Wharton (R),
Terry Wilson (R),
Judith Zaffirini (D),
Last Action
See remarks for effective date (on 06/20/2025)
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