Monitoring the SessionHB 1192
Died in committee
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
relating to an allotment under the Foundation School Program to provide full and individual initial evaluations for special education services.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Districts get paid back for full initial evaluations.
The bill creates a new state school-funding allotment that pays a school district back for what it costs to do full initial evaluations of students for special education eligibility. It touches Texas school districts, the Texas Education Agency, and students being evaluated for special education. Districts get state money equal to their evaluation costs and must report cost data the agency asks for, starting September 1, 2025.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 4516 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 4516 (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.QUICK READ: 141 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 141 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB1192 · 2024-11-12
relating to an allotment under the Foundation School Program to provide full and individual initial evaluations for special education services.
Districts get paid back for full initial evaluations.
The bill creates a new state school-funding allotment that pays a school district back for what it costs to do full initial evaluations of students for special education eligibility. It touches Texas school districts, the Texas Education Agency, and students being evaluated for special education. Districts get state money equal to their evaluation costs and must report cost data the agency asks for, starting September 1, 2025.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 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.
$1,485,555.60
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 2, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 2, 2026 to Oct 19, 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: 101073400.
$1,000,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · on Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Oct 15, 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: 101073400.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$1,485,555.60
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 2, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 2, 2026 to Oct 19, 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: 101073400.
$1,000,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · on Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Oct 15, 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: 101073400.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Hinojosa, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 22, 2023: Referred to Public Education
Relating to an allotment under the Foundation School Program to provide full and individual initial evaluations for special education services.
Caption, 88R bill history
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.
House committee · Public Education · Final status: Died in committee
Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance
Education--Primary & Secondary--Special
Education--School Districts
FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM
The text as introduced · 141 words
By: Hinojosa H.B. No. 1192 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to an allotment under the Foundation School Program to provide full and individual initial evaluations for special education services. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 48, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 48.1021 to read as follows: Sec. 48.1021. INITIAL EVALUATION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION ALLOTMENT. (a) A school district is entitled to an allotment equal to the costs incurred by the district to provide full and individual initial evaluations to assess student eligibility for special education or related services. (b) Each district that receives an allotment under this section shall provide data requested by the agency regarding the costs associated with conducting each full and individual initial evaluation. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.