HB 1448
bill keeping federal school money for public schools
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
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 the dedication of certain federal money received for public education and the distribution to school districts of certain excess funds appropriated for the Foundation School Program.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Leftover Foundation School Program money gets reported by September 1.
The bill says federal money sent to Texas for public schools can only be budgeted for public school purposes in Texas. It also orders the education commissioner, by September 1 after any school year in which the state set aside more Foundation School Program money than districts were owed, to tell the Legislative Budget Board about the leftover money. The commissioner must then send that leftover money, minus any amount needed under an existing section of the school finance law, to every school district in an equal amount per weighted student.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 21, 2024 and referred to the House Appropriations committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB1448 · 2024-11-21
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ITEM
relating to the dedication of certain federal money received for public education and the distribution to school districts of certain excess funds appropriated for the Foundation School Program.
WHAT IT DOES
Leftover Foundation School Program money gets reported by September 1.
The bill says federal money sent to Texas for public schools can only be budgeted for public school purposes in Texas. It also orders the education commissioner, by September 1 after any school year in which the state set aside more Foundation School Program money than districts were owed, to tell the Legislative Budget Board about the leftover money. The commissioner must then send that leftover money, minus any amount needed under an existing section of the school finance law, to every school district in an equal amount per weighted student.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Appropriations
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
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 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.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
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.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Nov 21, 2024
03/11/2025 H Referred to Appropriations: Mar 11 2025 3:26PM
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 · Appropriations · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance
State Finances--Appropriations
FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM
EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF
Text
The text as introduced · 238 words
89R1200 MEW-D By: Goodwin H.B. No. 1448 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the dedication of certain federal money received for public education and the distribution to school districts of certain excess funds appropriated for the Foundation School Program. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 1.008 to read as follows: Sec. 1.008. DEDICATION OF FEDERAL MONEY. Money received from the federal government for the purposes of public primary and secondary education may be appropriated only for purposes related to public primary and secondary education in this state. SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 48, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 48.284 to read as follows: Sec. 48.284. DISTRIBUTION OF EXCESS FUNDS. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than September 1 of any year following a school year in which the commissioner determines that the amount appropriated for purposes of the Foundation School Program exceeded the amount to which school districts were entitled under this chapter, the commissioner shall: (1) notify the Legislative Budget Board of the excess funds; and (2) distribute the excess funds, less the amount required to comply with Section 48.265, as determined by the commissioner, to each school district in an equal amount per student in weighted average daily attendance for the previous school year. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.