Monitoring the Session

HB 693

full-day pre-K counts as a full day for funding

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Diego M. BernalDHouse 123

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 calculation of average daily attendance for school districts providing certain full-day prekindergarten programs.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

The half-day cap goes away for eligible students.

The bill lets a school district count full days of attendance, instead of the half-day cap, for eligible pre-K students in a full-day program when it calculates average daily attendance for state funding. It touches school districts that run free, high-quality full-day pre-K for students who already qualify under state law. On the ground, those districts would draw more state school funding per pre-K student starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: QUICK READ: 147 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 147 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 Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB693 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Diego M. BernalDHouse 123

ITEM

relating to the calculation of average daily attendance for school districts providing certain full-day prekindergarten programs.

WHAT IT DOES

The half-day cap goes away for eligible students.

The bill lets a school district count full days of attendance, instead of the half-day cap, for eligible pre-K students in a full-day program when it calculates average daily attendance for state funding. It touches school districts that run free, high-quality full-day pre-K for students who already qualify under state law. On the ground, those districts would draw more state school funding per pre-K student 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

Diego M. Bernal

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$10KTexas Sands PAC$8KTexas HDCC$7K

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 2, 2024 to Jun 11, 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$10,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

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 · Dec 13, 2024 to Feb 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.

Report IDs: 100987101, 101032904, 101060248.

Texas Sands PAC$8,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$8,000.00

Cash
$8,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$8,000.00

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 · Sep 18, 2024 to Dec 10, 2024. 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: 100987101.

Texas HDCC$7,000.00

Texas HDCC

$7,000.00

Cash
$7,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$7,000.00

Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Nov 3, 2024 to May 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Apr 30, 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: 101060248.

Money

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

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

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 · Dec 13, 2024 to Feb 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.

Report IDs: 100987101, 101032904, 101060248.

×

Texas Sands PAC

$8,000.00

Cash
$8,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$8,000.00

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 · Sep 18, 2024 to Dec 10, 2024. 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: 100987101.

×

Texas HDCC

$7,000.00

Cash
$7,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$7,000.00

Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Nov 3, 2024 to May 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Apr 30, 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: 101060248.

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 Nov 12, 2024

03/04/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 4 2025 3:37PM

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--Admission & Attendance

PRESCHOOL & PREKINDERGARTEN

Text

The text as introduced · 147 words

By: Bernal
H.B. No. 693

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the calculation of average daily attendance for school

districts providing certain full-day prekindergarten programs.

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

SECTION 1. Section 48.005, education code, is amended by

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

(a-1) Notwithstanding Section 29.153(c), in computing the

sum of attendance under Subsection (a) for a school year, a school

district may include full days of attendance for each

prekindergarten student who attends a full-day prekindergarten

program offered by the district, provided that:

(1) The student is eligible for prekindergarten under

Section 29.153;

(2) the district does not charge tuition for the

student's enrollment in the program; and

(3) the program complies with the requirements

regarding high quality specified in Subchapter E-1, Chapter 29.

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