Bill Text: TX HB2134 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a study and report regarding optimal school district size and academic effectiveness.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-28 - Filed [HB2134 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-HB2134-Introduced.html
| 89R6153 RDR-D | ||
| By: Bhojani | H.B. No. 2134 | |
|
|
||
|
|
||
| relating to a study and report regarding optimal school district | ||
| size and academic effectiveness. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. (a) The commissioner of education shall conduct | ||
| a study regarding the optimal school district size to maximize | ||
| functionality, ensure the efficient use of resources, and produce | ||
| outstanding student and educational outcomes. In conducting the | ||
| study, the commissioner shall consider the following factors: | ||
| (1) school district organization and management; | ||
| (2) the resources available to each school district; | ||
| (3) the academic performance of students in each | ||
| school district; and | ||
| (4) student graduation rates for each school district. | ||
| (b) The commissioner of education may seek assistance from | ||
| relevant agencies and other interested parties in conducting the | ||
| study under this section. | ||
| (c) Not later than December 31, 2026, the commissioner of | ||
| education shall submit to each legislative standing committee with | ||
| primary jurisdiction over public education a report that includes: | ||
| (1) the results of the study conducted under this | ||
| section, including any determinations made with regard to an | ||
| optimal school district size that would promote efficient operation | ||
| and attainment of state educational goals; and | ||
| (2) recommendations for legislative or other action. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act expires January 1, 2027. | ||
| 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. | ||
