Relating to allowing the chair of the State Board of Education to employ personnel to assist in performing the board's duties.
HB 3627 allows the chair of Texas' State Board of Education to hire staff to support the board's work. The bill authorizes the chair to employ personnel, set their duties, pay them using existing legislative funds, and make employment decisions like promotions or terminations. Staff hired under this law would receive retirement benefits, expense reimbursements, and report directly to the board chair. The law took effect September 1, 2025, and affects the State Board of Education's internal operations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 25, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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The bill text was converted from an 'Engrossed' version to an 'Enrolled' version, which is the final version signed into law. The substantive policy content regarding personnel employment for the State Board of Education remains unchanged, with only formatting, spacing, and the addition of certification signatures from legislative officers and the Governor being added.
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The bill text was reformatted from an Engrossed version to an Enrolled version, adding certification signatures from the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Chief Clerk of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and the Governor, while removing draft annotations and bill number formatting.
Floor votes · Senate May 25, 2025 · House May 8, 2025
How they voted
23–7
Passed
Total votes 30
May 25, 2025
D
Democratic10
50% Nay
R
Republican20
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
50
Key actions
18
Committee
12
Amendments
2
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education K-16
upper
May 9, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 8, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
4 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Aicha Davis
DDemocratic
P
Carl Tepper
RRepublican
P
Kevin Sparks
RRepublican
P
Terri Leo-Wilson
RRepublican
Co
Lois Kolkhorst
RRepublican
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