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89(R) SB 2619 - Engrossed version - Bill Text
By: Creighton, et al.
S.B. No. 2619
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain accountability-related policies and procedures
related to public schools, the availability of information
regarding a board of trustees of a school district or governing body
of an open-enrollment charter school, and the approval by the Texas
Education Agency of training provided to a member of a board of
trustees of a school district.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 11, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 11.0585 to read as follows:
Sec.
11.0585.
ELECTION OF TRUSTEES OF CERTAIN
UNDERPERFORMING DISTRICTS. (a) This section applies only to a
school district that received an overall performance rating of F
under Section 39.054 for the preceding two school years.
(b)
Not later than December 31 following the assignment of
performance ratings under Section 39.054, the commissioner shall
notify the board of trustees of each school district to which this
section applies that this section applies to the district.
(c)
Notwithstanding any other law, one year after the date
on which the board of trustees receives notice under Subsection
(b), the term of each trustee on the board of trustees of a school
district to which this section applies expires.
The resulting
vacancies shall be filled by election at the next regularly
scheduled election of trustees for the district and the trustees
elected to fill those vacancies shall draw lots for staggered terms
as provided by Section 11.059.
(d)
The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to
implement this section.
SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 11, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 11.15125 to read as follows:
Sec.
11.15125.
REVIEW OF SUPERINTENDENT APPLICANTS. (a)
Before taking a final action or vote on the employment of an
applicant for the position of superintendent of a school district,
the board of trustees of the district shall review the history of
the academic performance of each school or school system in which
the applicant has served in a leadership role.
(b) The history reviewed under this section must:
(1)
include the relative performance percentile
rankings of each applicable school district and open-enrollment
charter school under Section 39.060; and
(2)
be made publicly available on the district's
Internet website during the public notice period described by
Section 552.126, Government Code, for each applicant who is a
finalist being considered for the position.
(c)
The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this
section.
SECTION 3. Section 11.1518, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 11.1518. TRUSTEE INFORMATION POSTED ON WEBSITE
AND
SUBMITTED TO AGENCY
. (a) Each school district [
that maintains an
Internet website
] shall post on the
district's Internet
website the
name, e-mail address, and term of office, including the date the
term began and the date the term expires, of each member of the
district's board of trustees.
(b) [
If a school district does not maintain an Internet
website, the district shall submit the information required by
Subsection (a) to the agency. On receipt of the district's
information, the agency shall post the information on the agency's
Internet website.
[
(c)
] Each time there is a change in the membership of a
school district's board of trustees, the district shall
, not later
than the 30th day after the date a trustee is sworn in,
update the
information required under Subsection (a) and[
, as applicable:
[
(1)
] post the updated information on the district's
Internet website[
; or
[
(2)
submit the updated information to the agency for
posting on the agency's Internet website in accordance with
Subsection (b)
].
(c)
Each school district shall submit to the agency the
name, e-mail address, phone number, designation as chair, if
applicable, and term of office, including the date the term began
and the date the term expires, of each member of the district's
board of trustees:
(1) annually; and
(2)
each time there is a change in the membership of
the board of trustees, not later than the 30th day after the date a
trustee is sworn in.
(d)
The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to
implement this section.
SECTION 4. Section 11.159, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (d-1), (d-2), and (d-3) to read as follows:
(d-1)
A regional education service center or another
authorized provider may not provide training under this section
until the agency has approved:
(1) the provider to provide the training;
(2) the content of the training;
(3) the manner in which the training is provided; and
(4) the location and time of the training.
(d-2)
The agency may not approve the provision of training
under this section:
(1)
by a provider who engages in electioneering or any
other form of political advocacy for or against any candidate,
measure, or political party;
(2)
by a provider, agent of a provider, or entity
affiliated with a provider that primarily represents political
subdivisions of this state; or
(3)
that occurs during a meeting of a professional
organization of school district employees.
(d-3)
The agency shall adopt a procedure for the appeal of a
disapproval of a training by a provider under Subsection (d-1).
SECTION 5. Subchapter A, Chapter 12, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 12.005 to read as follows:
Sec.
12.005.
GOVERNING BOARD INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO
AGENCY. (a)
Each holder of a charter to operate a charter school
under this chapter shall submit to the agency the name, e-mail
address, phone number, designation as chair, if applicable, and
term of office, including the date the term began and the date the
term expires, of each member of the school's governing body:
(1) annually; and
(2)
each time there is a change in the membership of
the governing body.
(b)
The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this
section.
SECTION 6. Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 39.060 to read as follows:
Sec.
39.060.
RELATIVE PERFORMANCE PERCENTILE RANKING. The
commissioner shall annually assign and publish a relative
performance percentile ranking of each school district and
open-enrollment charter school based on the data used for
evaluating relative performance in the school progress domain under
Section 39.053(c)(2)(B).
SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.