Relating to public school bilingual education programs, dual language immersion programs, and special language programs.
HB 1581 requires Texas public school districts to report specific data about bilingual and special language programs in their PEIMS system, including student demographics, instructional model percentages, and students not receiving specialized instruction. It mandates new training for school administrators on bilingual education and dual language immersion programs through the commissioner of education. The bill also establishes requirements for the education agency to monitor these programs, review program requirements to prioritize student needs, and provide technical assistance to districts with deficiencies. These changes apply to all districts offering such programs and take effect September 1, 2025.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 12, 2025
Last action May 14, 2025
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May 13, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted and reorganized with improved spacing and alignment, but the substantive policy content remains unchanged. The core provisions regarding bilingual education training for administrators and agency monitoring requirements are identical in both versions.
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Text formatting and layout were adjusted with improved spacing, alignment, and line breaks throughout the document.
Header information was updated to reflect the engrossed version status with proper bill numbering and sponsor attribution.
Floor votes · House May 12, 2025
How they voted
84–49
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 145
May 12, 2025
D
Democratic59
93% Yea
R
Republican86
55% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
8
Committee
8
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recalled from subcommittee
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in subcommittee
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to s/c on Academic & Career-Oriented Education by chair
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
5 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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