Monitoring the Session

HB 3692

Morales Bill Covers The Full Cost Of Contracted Pre-K

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Eddie MoralesDHouse 74

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 additional state aid for school districts for the provision of certain prekindergarten classes.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

State money fills the gap between what contracted pre-K costs and what the formula pays.

The bill gives school districts extra state money to cover the full operating cost of prekindergarten classes they run through contracts with community child-care centers, private entities, or eligible private providers. It touches school districts that use these outside pre-K partners, and the private and community providers that hold those contracts. The state would pay the gap between what those contracted classes actually cost, including staff, materials, facilities and curriculum, and what the district already gets under the school funding formula, starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 4, 2025 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3692 · 2025-03-04

SOLD BY

Rep. Eddie MoralesDHouse 74

ITEM

relating to additional state aid for school districts for the provision of certain prekindergarten classes.

WHAT IT DOES

State money fills the gap between what contracted pre-K costs and what the formula pays.

The bill gives school districts extra state money to cover the full operating cost of prekindergarten classes they run through contracts with community child-care centers, private entities, or eligible private providers. It touches school districts that use these outside pre-K partners, and the private and community providers that hold those contracts. The state would pay the gap between what those contracted classes actually cost, including staff, materials, facilities and curriculum, and what the district already gets under the school funding formula, 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

THE VOUCHER MONEY TRAIL

THE TEXT

…“a private entity under Section 29.1532, or an eligible private provider under Section 29.171”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill sends extra state school money to fully cover the cost of pre-K classes that districts contract out to private entities and private providers.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Eddie Morales

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$101KLegacy 44$100KTexas REALTORS Political Action Committee$57K

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 27, 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$101,077.16

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$101,077.16

Cash
$80,000.00
Paid by others
$21,077.16
Total
$101,077.16
mailers $21,077.16

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 · Oct 27, 2024 to Oct 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: 100983216, 101059340, 101067651, 101071574.

Legacy 44$100,000.00

Legacy 44

$100,000.00

Cash
$30,000.00
Paid by others
$70,000.00
Total
$100,000.00
digital $70,000.00

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 29, 2024 to Sep 21, 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: 100983216, 101067651.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$56,517.22

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$56,517.22

Cash
$37,500.00
Paid by others
$19,017.22
Total
$56,517.22
mail $18,992.22grassroots $25.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 2, 2024 to Sep 2, 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: 100983216, 101031005, 101067651.

Money

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

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$101,077.16

Cash
$80,000.00
Paid by others
$21,077.16
Total
$101,077.16
mailers $21,077.16

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 · Oct 27, 2024 to Oct 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: 100983216, 101059340, 101067651, 101071574.

×

Legacy 44

$100,000.00

Cash
$30,000.00
Paid by others
$70,000.00
Total
$100,000.00
digital $70,000.00

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 29, 2024 to Sep 21, 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: 100983216, 101067651.

×

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$56,517.22

Cash
$37,500.00
Paid by others
$19,017.22
Total
$56,517.22
mail $18,992.22grassroots $25.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 2, 2024 to Sep 2, 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: 100983216, 101031005, 101067651.

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 Mar 4, 2025

03/25/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 25 2025 3:26PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

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

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance

Education--Primary & Secondary--Private

Education--School Districts

PRESCHOOL & PREKINDERGARTEN

Text

The text as introduced · 182 words

89R5185 MEW-D

By: Morales of Maverick
H.B. No. 3692

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to additional state aid for school districts for the

provision of certain prekindergarten classes.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 48, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 48.316 to read as follows:

Sec. 48.316. ADDITIONAL STATE AID FOR CERTAIN

PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS. A school district is entitled to

additional state aid in an amount equal to the difference, if the

difference is greater than zero, between:

(1) the amount necessary to fully compensate the

district for operating costs for prekindergarten classes provided

through a contract with a community-based child-care provider under

Section 29.153(g), a private entity under Section 29.1532, or an

eligible private provider under Section 29.171, including costs

associated with staffing, instructional materials, facilities, and

curriculum requirements; and

(2) the amount to which the district is otherwise

entitled under this chapter for students in average daily

attendance in a prekindergarten class described by Subdivision (1).

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