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HB 2371

AN ACT relating to the eligibility of a trustee of certain school

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89th Regular Session

Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended

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What This Bill Does

Modifies employment restrictions for school district trustees, preventing them from being hired by their own school district until at least one year after leaving the board. The restriction does not apply to trustees from certain smaller school districts that receive specific state funding allotments. The law aims to reduce potential conflicts of interest and maintain professional boundaries between school board service and district employment.

Subject Areas

Education--School Districts Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers Education--Rural Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel

Bill Text

relating to the eligibility of a trustee of certain school
districts for employment by those districts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 11.063, Education Code, is amended to
Sec. 11.063.  ELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT.  (a)  Except as
provided by Subsection (b), a [A] trustee of an independent school
district may not accept employment with that school district until
the first anniversary of the date the trustee's membership on the
(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to the trustee of a school
district that is entitled to an allotment under Section 48.101(b).
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Bill History

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