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SB2540 • 2025

Relating to the terms of certain agreements involving minor boundary adjustments between two contiguous school districts.

Relating to the terms of certain agreements involving minor boundary adjustments between two contiguous school districts.

Children Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Nichols
Last action
2025-05-26
Official status
05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the terms of certain agreements involving minor boundary adjustments between two contiguous school districts.

Relating to the terms of certain agreements involving minor boundary adjustments between two contiguous school districts.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the terms of certain agreements involving minor boundary adjustments between two contiguous school districts.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  2. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  3. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  4. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  5. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  6. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  7. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  8. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  9. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  11. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  12. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  13. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Public Education

  14. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  15. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  16. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  17. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  18. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  19. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  20. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  21. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  22. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  23. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  24. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  25. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  26. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  27. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  28. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  29. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  30. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  31. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  32. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  33. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  34. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  35. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  36. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  37. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Education K-16

  38. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  39. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the terms of certain agreements involving minor boundary adjustments between two contiguous school districts.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 2540 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

By: Nichols

S.B. No. 2540

(Phelan)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the terms of certain agreements involving minor

boundary adjustments between two contiguous school districts.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 13.231, Education Code, is amended by

adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows:

(c)

An agreement executed under this section on or after

January 1, 2025, must include, if applicable:

(1)

any term or terms of the agreement, including

restrictions, covenants, or contracts, that will continue to apply

in force and effect with respect to the real property in the

territory following the transfer of that territory from one school

district to the other; and

(2)

a brief explanation of the privileges, rights, and

responsibilities of each school district with respect to a term

described under Subdivision (1).

(d)

For an agreement executed under this section on or after

January 1, 2025, but before the effective date of this Act, a term

described under Subsection (c)(1) is effective as of January 1,

2025, or a subsequent date agreed to by the parties.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.