Louderback Nepotism Bill Lets Any School Board Waive The Ban

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By: Louderback
H.B. No. 3780

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the application of nepotism prohibitions to a person

appointed or employed by a school district as a teacher or other

employee.

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

SECTION 1. Section 573.061, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 573.061. GENERAL EXCEPTIONS. Section 573.041 does not

apply to:

(1) an appointment to the office of a notary public or

to the confirmation of that appointment;

(2) an appointment of a page, secretary, attendant, or

other employee by the legislature for attendance on any member of

the legislature who, because of physical infirmities, is required

to have a personal attendant;

(3) a confirmation of the appointment of an appointee

appointed to a first term on a date when no individual related to

the appointee within a degree described by Section 573.002 was a

member of or a candidate for the legislature, or confirmation on

reappointment of the appointee to any subsequent consecutive term;

(4) an appointment or employment of a teacher, bus

driver , or other employee by a school district if:

(A) the district is located wholly in a county

with a population of less than 50,000 [ 35,000 ];

(B) the district is located in more than one

county and the county in which the largest part of the district is

located has a population of less than 50,000 [ 35,000 ]; or

(C) the board of trustees of the district

approves the appointment or employment;

(5) an appointment or employment of a personal

attendant by an officer of the state or a political subdivision of

the state for attendance on the officer who, because of physical

infirmities, is required to have a personal attendant;

(6) an appointment or employment of a substitute

teacher by a school district;

(7) an appointment or employment of a person by a

municipality that has a population of less than 200; or

(8) an appointment of an election clerk under Section

32.031, Election Code, who is not related in the first degree by

consanguinity or affinity to an elected official of the authority

that appoints the election judges for that election.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to the appointment or employment of a person by a school district on

or after the effective date of this Act. A person who is appointed

or employed by a school district before the effective date of this

Act is governed by the law in effect at the time the person was

appointed or employed, and the former law is continued in effect for

that purpose.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.