HB 1137

bill ordering parental rights training for school trustees

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to a handbook on parental rights in education and training requirements on parental rights in education for a member of the board of trustees of a school district.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Trustees take the training. TEA writes a plain-language handbook.

The bill requires the State Board of Education to make every school board trustee complete training on parents' rights in their child's education, and it orders the Texas Education Agency to write a plain-language handbook of those rights. It touches school district trustees, the State Board of Education, the Texas Education Agency, and parents who want to know their rights. By January 1, 2026, the training and the handbook must exist, the handbook must be posted online in searchable form and updated every year, and sitting trustees must finish the training by April 1, 2026.

Labels

Labels: BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R SB 981 by Sen. Paxton (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.ACROSS THE AISLE. Joint authors: 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1137 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Terri Leo WilsonRHouse 23

Rep. Harold V. Dutton Jr.DHouse 142

Rep. Brad BuckleyRHouse 54

+ 1 more author, 4 coauthors

ITEM

relating to a handbook on parental rights in education and training requirements on parental rights in education for a member of the board of trustees of a school district.

WHAT IT DOES

Trustees take the training. TEA writes a plain-language handbook.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Nov 12, 2024Filed
Mar 7, 2025Read first time
Mar 7, 2025Referred to Public Education

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Terri Leo Wilson

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$525K Texas Conservative Majority PAC$50K Dustin Burrows Campaign$45K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$525,040.28

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$525,040.28

Cash: $65,000.00
Paid by others: $460,040.28
Total: $525,040.28

advertising $253,649.00mail $170,891.28polling $35,500.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Aug 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100994567, 101011936, 101042004, 101042009, 101070547.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$50,000.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$50,000.00

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $50,000.00
Total: $50,000.00

canvassing $50,000.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Feb 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101042009.

Dustin Burrows Campaign$45,000.00

Dustin Burrows Campaign

$45,000.00

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $10,000.00
Total: $45,000.00

polling $10,000.00

Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 31, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101011936, 101028233, 101042004.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$525,040.28

Cash: $65,000.00
Paid by others: $460,040.28
Total: $525,040.28

advertising $253,649.00mail $170,891.28polling $35,500.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Aug 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100994567, 101011936, 101042004, 101042009, 101070547.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$50,000.00

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $50,000.00
Total: $50,000.00

canvassing $50,000.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Feb 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101042009.

Dustin Burrows Campaign

$45,000.00

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $10,000.00
Total: $45,000.00

polling $10,000.00

Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 31, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101011936, 101028233, 101042004.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

88R SB 981

by Sen. Paxton, different lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, Mar 3, 2023: Referred to Education

Relating to a handbook on parental rights in education and training requirements on parental rights in education for a member of the board of trustees of a school district.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024

03/07/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 7 2025 2:33PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors

Cody HarrisRHouse 8

Helen KerwinRHouse 58

Will MetcalfRHouse 16

Valoree SwansonRHouse 150

House committee · Public Education · Final status: Died in committee

Companion

SB 204 by Paxton (identical)

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--General

Education--School Districts

PARENTAL RIGHTS

STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING

EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS

EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF

Text

The text as introduced · 327 words

89R783 JTZ-D

By: Leo Wilson
H.B. No. 1137

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a handbook on parental rights in education and training

requirements on parental rights in education for a member of the

board of trustees of a school district.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 11.159, Education Code, is amended by

adding Subsection (b-2) to read as follows:

(b-2) The State Board of Education shall require a trustee

to complete training on the rights of a parent regarding the

education of the parent's child. The state board, with assistance

from the agency, shall develop the curriculum and materials for the

training.

SECTION 2. Chapter 26, Education Code, is amended by adding

Section 26.0025 to read as follows:

Sec. 26.0025. PARENTAL RIGHTS HANDBOOK. (a) The agency

shall create and maintain a handbook that explains all rights of a

parent regarding the education of the parent's child, including a

student's rights that the parent may enforce on the student's

behalf.

(b) The handbook must be:

(1) written in plain language;

(2) updated on an annual basis to reflect any relevant

changes in applicable law or agency guidance; and

(3) made publicly available in a searchable format on

the agency's Internet website.

SECTION 3. (a) Not later than January 1, 2026:

(1) the State Board of Education shall develop and

make available the training required by Section 11.159(b-2),

Education Code, as added by this Act; and

(2) the Texas Education Agency shall create the

parental rights in education handbook required by Section 26.0025,

Education Code, as added by this Act.

(b) Not later than April 1, 2026, a member of the board of

trustees of a school district who takes the oath of office before

January 1, 2026, shall complete the training on parental rights in

education required by Section 11.159(b-2), Education Code, as added

by this Act.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.