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TX SB2507
Bill
Status
3/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Adam Hinojosa
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AI Summary
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Requires Texas public school districts to spend at least 60% of their total operating funds on direct instructional activities each fiscal year
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Mandates the public school financial accountability system include an indicator measuring compliance with the 60% instructional spending requirement
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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
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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
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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