Relating to the election of the commissioner of education.

HB 4185 changes how Texas selects the commissioner of education from an appointed position to an elected one. It requires the commissioner to be chosen by voters in general elections (instead of by the governor), adds eligibility rules prohibiting candidates who violated campaign finance laws, and creates new grounds for removal including misuse of public resources. The bill also reorders statewide offices to list the commissioner of education as the seventh position on ballots. This directly affects voters who will elect the commissioner, candidates running for the role, and the commissioner themselves under new eligibility and removal standards. The bill remains in committee with no further action taken.