HB 4096
Schatzline Bill Caps Superintendent Pay At The Governor’s Salary
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 a limitation on the salary of school administrators of school districts.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Principals and other administrators too. Contracts signed before September 2025 keep their old terms.
The bill bars Texas school districts from paying a superintendent, principal, or other school administrator more per year than the salary the Legislature sets for the governor. It reaches anyone a district employs in an executive or managerial role, and it orders the education commissioner to make districts report those salaries to the state agency every year. The cap applies to employment contracts signed on or after September 1, 2025, while contracts signed before that date keep their old terms.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 7, 2025 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB4096 · 2025-03-07
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ITEM
relating to a limitation on the salary of school administrators of school districts.
WHAT IT DOES
Principals and other administrators too. Contracts signed before September 2025 keep their old terms.
The bill bars Texas school districts from paying a superintendent, principal, or other school administrator more per year than the salary the Legislature sets for the governor. It reaches anyone a district employs in an executive or managerial role, and it orders the education commissioner to make districts report those salaries to the state agency every year. The cap applies to employment contracts signed on or after September 1, 2025, while contracts signed before that date keep their old terms.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Public Education
FILED UNDER
GOVERNMENT GROWTH UNDER A CONSERVATIVE BANNER
THE TEXT
“A school district may not employ a superintendent, principal, or other school administrator for an annual salary in an amount that is greater than the amount of the annual salary authorized by the legislature for the governor.”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill changes public pay by capping school administrator salaries at the governor's salary.
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Donors
Derived from itemized gifts, Oct 27, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
$113,206 raised in 4 of 4 reports since Oct 27, 2024. Derived sum of published report totals. Flow, Oct 27, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 4 of 4 filed reports carry a published figure. Partial total. Regular reports do not cover Jul 9, 2025 to Aug 15, 2025, Aug 15, 2025 to Sep 4, 2025.
$220,212 spent since Oct 27, 2024. Derived sum of published report totals. Flow, Oct 27, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 4 of 4 filed reports carry a published figure.
$54,238 cash on hand. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
$0 loans outstanding. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived sum of itemized contributions in regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Unitemized contributions are not included. Flow, Oct 27, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
MoneyMissing 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 Mar 7, 2025
03/27/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 27 2025 11:57AM
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--Other School Personnel
Education--School Districts
Salaries & Expenses
EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF
Text
The text as introduced · 251 words
89R14041 GP-D By: Schatzline H.B. No. 4096 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a limitation on the salary of school administrators of school districts. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter E, Chapter 11, Education Code, is amended to read as follows: SUBCHAPTER E. SUPERINTENDENTS , [ AND ] PRINCIPALS , AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 11, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 11.203 to read as follows: Sec. 11.203. SALARY OF SUPERINTENDENT, PRINCIPAL, OR OTHER SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR. (a) In this section, "school administrator" means a person employed by a school district in an executive or managerial capacity. (b) A school district may not employ a superintendent, principal, or other school administrator for an annual salary in an amount that is greater than the amount of the annual salary authorized by the legislature for the governor. (c) The commissioner by rule shall require a school district to annually report to the agency information regarding the salary of a superintendent, principal, or other school administrator employed by the school district. SECTION 3. This Act applies to an employment contract that is entered into on or after September 1, 2025. An employment contract that is entered into before September 1, 2025, is governed by the law as it existed at the time the contract was entered into, and the former law remains in effect for that purpose. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.