Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas SB2185: Relating to the bilingual education allotment under the public school finance system.
Status: Signed into law, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to the bilingual education allotment under the public school finance system.
From the enrolled text, May 21, 2025:
AN ACT relating to the bilingual education allotment under the public school finance system. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 29.054, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: [ADDED: (e)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: Notwithstanding Section 29.066(c), the agency may ] [ADDED: require, for purposes of implementing Section 48.105, a school ] [ADDED: district that is granted an exception under this section to:] [ADDED: (1)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: include in the district's Public Education ] [ADDED: Information Management System (PEIMS) report additional ] [ADDED: information specified by the agency and relating to the alternative ] [ and] [ADDED: (2)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: classify the alternative language education ] [ADDED: methods used by the district under the Public Education Information ] [ADDED: Management System (PEIMS) report as specified by the agency.] SECTION 2. Section 48.105, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) and amending Subsection (b) to read as follows: [ADDED: (a-1)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: The agency shall review school districts that offer ] [ADDED: alternative language education methods approved by the agency under ] [ADDED: Section 29.054(d) and approve districts to receive the allotment ] [ADDED: under Subsection (a-2) for that biennium in a manner that provides ] [ADDED: not more than $10 million total under the allotment to …
Sponsors
- Carol Alvarado (D, SD-006)
- Cesar Blanco (D, SD-029)
- Molly Cook (D, SD-015)
- Mayes Middleton (R)
- Royce West (D, SD-023)
- Harold Dutton (D, HD-142)
Latest actions
- : Effective on 9/1/25
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed in the House
- : Signed in the Senate
- : Reported enrolled
- : House passage reported
- : Record vote (RV#3081)
- : Passed
- : Postponed (5/20/25 2:00 PM)
Votes
- Public Education Committee Vote (Out of committee): 9 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Education K-16 Committee Vote (Out of committee): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3812 (May 20, 2025): 121 yea, 13 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3787 (May 20, 2025): 107 yea, 32 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3786 (May 20, 2025): 109 yea, 33 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3081 (May 20, 2025): 76 yea, 57 nay, passed
Subjects: Education--Bilingual, Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance, EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS
Common questions
- What is SB2185?
- SB2185 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to the bilingual education allotment under the public school finance system.
- What does SB2185 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the bilingual education allotment under the public school finance system.
- What is the status of SB2185?
- Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Effective on 9/1/25 (June 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB2185?
- Carol Alvarado (D, SD-006), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB2185?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB02185
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