Bill Text: TX HB1877 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the receipt of financial benefits by the superintendent of a school district for certain services performed by the superintendent.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-03-14 - Referred to Public Education [HB1877 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-HB1877-Introduced.html

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89R1656 CXP-D
By: Simmons H.B. No. 1877

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the receipt of financial benefits by the superintendent
of a school district for certain services performed by the
superintendent.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 11.201, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read
as follows:
(e) The superintendent of a school district may not receive
any financial benefit for personal services performed by the
superintendent for:
(1) any business entity that conducts or solicits
business with the district;
(2) an education business that provides services
regarding the curriculum or administration of any school district;
or
(3) another school district.
(f) Any financial benefit received by the superintendent
for performing personal services for any [other] entity not
described by Subsection (e), including an [a school district,]
open-enrollment charter school, regional education service center,
or public or private institution of higher education, must be
approved by the board of trustees on a case-by-case basis in an open
meeting.
(g) For purposes of Subsections (e) and (f) [this
subsection], the receipt of reimbursement for a reasonable expense
is not considered a financial benefit.
SECTION 2. Section 11.201, Education Code, as amended by
this Act, applies only to a financial benefit received by the
superintendent of a school district on or after the effective date
of this Act.
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.