Relating to certain accountability-related policies and procedures related to public schools, the availability of information regarding a board of trustees of a school district or governing body of an open-enrollment charter school, and the approval by the Texas Education Agency of training provided to a member of a board of trustees of a school district.
SB 2619 modifies Texas school district governance by requiring school boards in underperforming districts (those rated "F" for two years or designated "rapidly declining" due to significant performance drops) to hold special elections for trustees before December 31 of the following year. It mandates that school boards publicly review and disclose applicants' past academic performance records when hiring a superintendent, including relative performance rankings from state evaluations. The bill also requires all school districts to post board member contact information and term dates on their websites (or submit to the Texas Education Agency if no website exists), with updates required within 30 days of membership changes. Additionally, it establishes new approval requirements for training providers for school board members, prohibiting political advocacy during training and mandating agency review of provider credentials and content.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 13, 2025
Last action May 16, 2025
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Introduced
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May 14, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was reformatted from its original introduction to an engrossed version with updated accessibility standards. The substantive policy content remains largely the same, focusing on trustee elections for underperforming districts, superintendent applicant reviews, and trustee information transparency. The main changes are formatting and structural rather than policy modifications.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the content addresses the same school accountability and governance issues as the original version.
TECHNICAL
The bill text was reformatted from a draft introduction to an engrossed version with updated accessibility standards and proper legislative formatting.
Added header information including bill number, sponsor, and version designation.
Removed original draft formatting and placeholder text from the introduction version.
Minor text cleanup and standardization of formatting throughout the document.
Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2025
How they voted
22–8
Passed
Total votes 30
May 13, 2025
D
Democratic10
80% Nay
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Amendments
3
May 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
May 16, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
upper
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 13, 2025
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
May 13, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (22-8)
senate
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education K-16
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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