TX SB813

Requires the executive director of each regional education service center to establish a grievance board by January 1, 2026, with jurisdiction limited to that center's regional boundaries

Each five-member grievance board must include one school administrator, two classroom teachers, and two parents of public school students, all appointed by the regional education service center's executive director to serve staggered two-year terms

Grievance boards have concurrent jurisdiction with the Commissioner of Education to hear appeals involving school board actions, school laws, or employment contract violations causing monetary harm, provided appeals are filed within 60 days of exhausting district-level grievance procedures

Hearings must be held and decisions issued within 60 days (or 90 days for school board decisions reviewed under substantial evidence standard), with parties able to agree to a 30-day extension; proceedings are provided at no cost to the parties

Decisions require majority vote of board members and may be appealed to district court; filing with a grievance board is optional and mutually exclusive with filing an appeal directly to the Commissioner