Monitoring the Session

HB 3342

bill adjusting school attendance counts for unsafe campus days

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Charlene Ward JohnsonDHouse 139

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 adjustment of the average daily attendance of a school district due to unsafe conditions.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

A power outage over an hour counts. Funding follows attendance.

The bill orders the education commissioner to adjust a school district's average daily attendance when an unforeseen event makes a campus unsafe, such as a power outage lasting more than an hour. It touches school districts that lose attendance on days when a campus is unsafe, and it touches the state school-funding formula that is tied to attendance. On the ground, districts would not lose attendance-based funding for days when outages or similar events emptied classrooms, starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: QUICK READ: 105 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 105 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 Feb 25, 2025 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3342 · 2025-02-25

SOLD BY

Rep. Charlene Ward JohnsonDHouse 139

ITEM

relating to the adjustment of the average daily attendance of a school district due to unsafe conditions.

WHAT IT DOES

A power outage over an hour counts. Funding follows attendance.

The bill orders the education commissioner to adjust a school district's average daily attendance when an unforeseen event makes a campus unsafe, such as a power outage lasting more than an hour. It touches school districts that lose attendance on days when a campus is unsafe, and it touches the state school-funding formula that is tied to attendance. On the ground, districts would not lose attendance-based funding for days when outages or similar events emptied classrooms, starting September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Public Education
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Charlene Ward Johnson

Donors

Texas Sands PAC$33KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$33KLegacy 44$25K

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 · Jul 5, 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.

Texas Sands PAC$33,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$33,000.00

Cash
$33,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$33,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 1, 2024 to Jan 28, 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: 100981582, 101039497.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$32,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$32,500.00

Cash
$32,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$32,500.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 23, 2025 to Sep 1, 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: 101008678, 101031228, 101035430, 101039497, 101068178.

Legacy 44$25,343.19

Legacy 44

$25,343.19

Cash
$4,500.00
Paid by others
$20,843.19
Total
$25,343.19
Other filed descriptions $10,000.00mailer $9,036.44digital $1,806.75

Also funds 33 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 21, 2024 to Oct 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 21, 2024 to Oct 9, 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: 100981582, 101031228, 101039497, 101073019.

Money

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

×

Texas Sands PAC

$33,000.00

Cash
$33,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$33,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 1, 2024 to Jan 28, 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: 100981582, 101039497.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$32,500.00

Cash
$32,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$32,500.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 23, 2025 to Sep 1, 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: 101008678, 101031228, 101035430, 101039497, 101068178.

×

Legacy 44

$25,343.19

Cash
$4,500.00
Paid by others
$20,843.19
Total
$25,343.19
Other filed descriptions $10,000.00mailer $9,036.44digital $1,806.75

Also funds 33 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 21, 2024 to Oct 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 21, 2024 to Oct 9, 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: 100981582, 101031228, 101039497, 101073019.

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 25, 2025

03/21/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 21 2025 9:52AM

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

Disaster Preparedness & Relief

Education--Primary & Secondary--Admission & Attendance

EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF

Text

The text as introduced · 105 words

89R4993 MM-D

By: Ward Johnson
H.B. No. 3342

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the adjustment of the average daily attendance of a

school district due to unsafe conditions.

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

SECTION 1. Section 48.005, Education Code, is amended by

adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows:

(d-1) The commissioner shall adjust the average daily

attendance of a school district in which an unforeseen event

results in unsafe conditions at a district campus, such as a power

outage that lasts longer than an hour.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.