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TX SB2507

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Adam Hinojosa

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires Texas public school districts to spend at least 60% of their total operating funds on direct instructional activities each fiscal year

  • Mandates the public school financial accountability system include an indicator measuring compliance with the 60% instructional spending requirement

  • Defines "direct instructional activities" to include: salaries and benefits for employees providing classroom instruction (proportional to instruction time), instructional materials and supplies, professional and technical services, educational equipment rental, and extracurricular/cocurricular activity expenses

  • Requires districts to annually compute and report to the commissioner the percentage of expenditures used for direct instruction and the percentage of full-time equivalent employees providing direct classroom instruction

  • Applies beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, with immediate effect if passed by two-thirds vote or September 1, 2025 otherwise

Legislative Description

Relating to requiring that public schools spend a certain percentage of funding for direct instructional activities, including an indicator for that requirement under the public school financial accountability system.

Education

Last Action

Referred to Education K-16

4/3/2025

Committee Referrals

Education K-164/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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