HB 3103
bill requiring a recorded vote on out-of-state charter takeovers
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 certain requirements for a school district to contract with an open-enrollment charter school or entity to operate a district campus.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Handing a campus to an out-of-state operator needs an open meeting.
The bill requires a school board to discuss at an open meeting, and approve by a recorded vote, any contract handing a district campus to an out-of-state charter operator or out-of-state entity. It touches Texas school boards and charter holders or other entities not located in Texas that seek to run district campuses. Starting with contracts signed on or after September 1, 2025, those deals cannot be approved without a public discussion and a named, on-the-record vote.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 20, 2025 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB3103 · 2025-02-20
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ITEM
relating to certain requirements for a school district to contract with an open-enrollment charter school or entity to operate a district campus.
WHAT IT DOES
Handing a campus to an out-of-state operator needs an open meeting.
The bill requires a school board to discuss at an open meeting, and approve by a recorded vote, any contract handing a district campus to an out-of-state charter operator or out-of-state entity. It touches Texas school boards and charter holders or other entities not located in Texas that seek to run district campuses. Starting with contracts signed on or after September 1, 2025, those deals cannot be approved without a public discussion and a named, on-the-record vote.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Public Education
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 Feb 20, 2025
03/20/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM
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
Subjects
Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools
Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance
Elections--School District
Open Meetings
Text
The text as introduced · 203 words
89R11917 MM-D By: Goodwin H.B. No. 3103 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to certain requirements for a school district to contract with an open-enrollment charter school or entity to operate a district campus. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 11.174, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: (c-1) Before entering into a contract as provided by this section with the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school operated by a charter holder not located in this state or with an entity not located in this state, the board of trustees of a school district must consider the contract at an open meeting and vote to enter into the contract by a record vote. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to a contract that is entered into on or after the effective date of this Act. A contract entered into before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law as it existed immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.