HB 5384
bill letting teachers appeal designation decisions to the commissioner
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 classroom teacher's right to appeal to the commissioner of education regarding the teacher's designation under a local optional teacher designation system.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
For teachers who think an error cost them a designation.
The bill lets a classroom teacher appeal to the state education commissioner when the teacher believes a school district, charter school, or agency error cost them a specific designation under the local optional teacher designation system. It touches classroom teachers, school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, and the Texas Education Agency. A teacher who was denied a designation, or given a lower one, because of an error now has a path to challenge it at the state level.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 14, 2025 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB5384 · 2025-03-14
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ITEM
relating to a classroom teacher's right to appeal to the commissioner of education regarding the teacher's designation under a local optional teacher designation system.
WHAT IT DOES
For teachers who think an error cost them a designation.
The bill lets a classroom teacher appeal to the state education commissioner when the teacher believes a school district, charter school, or agency error cost them a specific designation under the local optional teacher designation system. It touches classroom teachers, school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, and the Texas Education Agency. A teacher who was denied a designation, or given a lower one, because of an error now has a path to challenge it at the state level.
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 · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 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.
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 Mar 14, 2025
04/07/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
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--Teachers
EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF
Text
The text as introduced · 170 words
By: Talarico H.B. No. 5384 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a classroom teacher's right to appeal to the commissioner of education regarding the teacher's designation under a local optional teacher designation system. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 21.3521, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (f-1) to read as follows: (f-1) A classroom teacher may appeal to the commissioner if, based on the teacher's performance, the teacher believes that but for the school district's, open-enrollment charter school's, or agency's error the teacher would have earned a specific designation and the teacher: (1) fails to earn any designation; or (2) is issued a designation other than that designation. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.