Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas HB3627: Relating to allowing the chair of the State Board of Education to employ personnel to assist in performing the board's duties.
Status: Signed into law, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to allowing the chair of the State Board of Education to employ personnel to assist in performing the board's duties.
From the enrolled text, May 26, 2025:
AN ACT relating to allowing the chair of the State Board of Education to employ personnel to assist in performing the board's duties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 7, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 7.1051 to read as follows: [ADDED: Sec. 7.1051. PERSONNEL. (a) The chair of the board may:] [ADDED: (1)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: employ personnel as necessary to assist all ] [] [] [ADDED: (3)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: compensate personnel through funds made available ] [ and] [ADDED: (4)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: determine whether to promote, terminate, or take ] [ADDED: any other employment action regarding personnel.] [ADDED: (b) An individual employed under this section is:] [ADDED: (1)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: eligible for membership in the employee class of ] [ADDED: the Employees Retirement System of Texas and eligible to ] [ADDED: participate in the group benefits program under Chapter 1551, ] [] [ADDED: (2)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: entitled to reimbursement through funds made ] [ADDED: available by the legislature for actual and necessary expenses the ] [ ] [ADDED: and] [ADDED: (3) directly accountable to the chair.] [ADDED: (c)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: The agency shall provide administrative support, ] [ADDED: including human resources, budgetary, accounting, purchasing, ] [ADDED: payroll, information technology, and legal support services, to the ] [ADDED: board …
Sponsors
- Carl Tepper (R, HD-084) · primary sponsor
- Terri Leo-Wilson (R, HD-023)
- Aicha Davis (D)
- Kevin Sparks (R, SD-031)
- Lois Kolkhorst (R, SD-018)
Latest actions
- : Effective on 9/1/25
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed in the Senate
- : Signed in the House
- : Reported enrolled
- : Senate passage reported
- : Passed
- : Read 3rd time
- : Record vote
Votes
- Public Education Committee Vote (Out of committee): 13 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Education K-16 Committee Vote (Out of committee): 9 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Rules suspended-Regular order of business (May 25, 2025): 24 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Read 3rd time (May 25, 2025): 24 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Rules suspended-Regular order of business (May 23, 2025): 24 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Read 2nd time (May 23, 2025): 24 yea, 7 nay, passed
Subjects: EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF, State Employees, EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS
Common questions
- What is HB3627?
- HB3627 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to allowing the chair of the State Board of Education to employ personnel to assist in performing the board's duties.
- What does HB3627 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to allowing the chair of the State Board of Education to employ personnel to assist in performing the board's duties.
- What is the status of HB3627?
- Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Effective on 9/1/25 (June 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB3627?
- Carl Tepper (R, HD-084), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB3627?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB03627
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