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HB 3372

AN ACT relating to prohibiting certain personal services performed by

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89th Regular Session

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

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What This Bill Does

Prohibits school district administrators from performing personal services or receiving financial benefits from businesses that work with their school district, including education businesses, other school districts, charter schools, and educational institutions. Administrators who violate this rule can be fined $10,000 per violation, with the goal of preventing potential conflicts of interest and ensuring administrators focus on their primary educational responsibilities. The law applies specifically to administrators with significant administrative duties, excluding those primarily responsible for classroom instruction.

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Bill Text

relating to prohibiting certain personal services performed by
school district administrators; providing a civil penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 11, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 11.006 to read as follows:
Sec. 11.006.  PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES BY ADMINISTRATORS.  (a)
In this section, "administrator" means a person who has significant
administrative duties relating to the operation of a school
district, including the operation of a campus, program, or other
subdivision of the district.  The term does not include a school
district employee whose employment contract responsibilities
primarily include the in-classroom instruction of students.
(b)  An administrator may not perform personal services or
receive any financial benefit for the performance of personal
(1)  any business entity that conducts or solicits
business with the school district that employs the administrator;
(2)  an education business that provides services
regarding the curriculum or administration of any school district;
(3)  another school district, open-enrollment charter
school, regional education service center, or public or private
institution of higher education.
(c)  An administrator who violates this section is liable to
the state for a civil penalty in the amount of $10,000 for each
SECTION 2.  Section 11.201(e), Education Code, is repealed.
SECTION 3.  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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Bill filed: AN ACT relating to prohibiting certain personal services performed by