Texas legislation · 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session
Texas HB233: Relating to the creation of a Texas Commission on Assessment and Accountability.
Status: Introduced, August 18, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to the creation of a Texas Commission on Assessment and Accountability.
From the introduced text, August 18, 2025:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the creation of a Texas Commission on Assessment and Accountability. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 39A, Education Code, is amended by adding Subchapter H to read as follows: [ADDED: SUBCHAPTER H. TEXAS COMMISSION ON ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY] [ADDED: Sec.][ADDED: ][ADDED: 39A.351.][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "commission" ] [ADDED: means the Texas Commission on Assessment and Accountability.] [ADDED: Sec.][ADDED: ][ADDED: 39A.352.][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: TEXAS COMMISSION ON ASSESSMENT AND ] [ADDED: ACCOUNTABILITY. (a) The commission is established to develop and ] [ADDED: make recommendations for improvements to the current public school ] [ADDED: assessment and accountability systems.] [ADDED: (b) The commission is composed of 19 members, consisting of:] [] [ADDED: (2)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: seven members appointed by the lieutenant ] [] [ADDED: (3)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: seven members appointed by the speaker of the ] [ and] [ADDED: (4)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: one member of the State Board of Education, as ] [ADDED: designated by the chair of that board.] [ADDED: (c)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: The members appointed by the governor must have an ] [ADDED: interest in public education and include at least:] [ADDED: (1) one person who is a current classroom teacher:] [ADDED: (A)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: in a grade and subject for which …
Sponsors
- Mary Gonzalez (D, HD-075) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Filed
Subjects: ASSESSMENT & ACCOUNTABILITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V18VS), Governor, Education--Primary & Secondary--Testing, State Agencies, Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed, EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF, EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF, SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS
Common questions
- What is HB233?
- HB233 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 2nd Special Session): Relating to the creation of a Texas Commission on Assessment and Accountability.
- What does HB233 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the creation of a Texas Commission on Assessment and Accountability.
- What is the status of HB233?
- Introduced as of August 18, 2025. Latest action: Filed (August 18, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB233?
- Mary Gonzalez (D, HD-075).
- Where is the official record for HB233?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB00233
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