HB 759

Bumgarner Educator Certificate Bill Also Wipes Out Four Subsections

Died in committee

Verdict: Smells

SmellsInitial review

Rep. Benjamin BumgarnerRHouse 63

Why it's charged

Caption mismatch

THE TEXT

“Sections 21.052(c), (d), (d-1), and (e), Education Code, are repealed.”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The caption only mentions creating a temporary certificate, but the body also wipes out four subsections of the existing out-of-state certification law without saying what they did. The reader cannot tell from this text what rules are lost.

Caption mismatch

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 creation of a temporary educator certificate for educators certified by other states.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

The caption mentions only the new certificate. Which rules are lost? The text doesn’t say.

The bill orders the state educator certification board to create a temporary teaching certificate for teachers already certified in another state and to issue it right away when they apply for a full Texas certificate. To qualify, a teacher must hold a valid, non-temporary certificate from another state and a bachelor's degree from an accredited school, and the board can pull the certificate after reviewing the teacher's credentials. The certificate lasts one year, or three years for spouses of active-duty military, cannot be renewed, and the bill also repeals several existing subsections of the current out-of-state certification law.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB759 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Benjamin BumgarnerRHouse 63

ITEM

relating to the creation of a temporary educator certificate for educators certified by other states.

WHAT IT DOES

The caption mentions only the new certificate. Which rules are lost? The text doesn’t say.

CHARGES

[x] CAPTION MISMATCHanalysis confidence 40%

THE TEXT

“Sections 21.052(c), (d), (d-1), and (e), Education Code, are repealed.”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Nov 12, 2024Filed
Mar 5, 2025Read first time
Mar 5, 2025Referred to Public Education

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

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THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Benjamin Bumgarner

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$685K Texas Conservative Majority PAC$444K Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$124K

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 29, 2024 to Oct 23, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$684,547.30

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$684,547.30

Cash: $45,000.00
Paid by others: $639,547.30
Total: $684,547.30

advertising $362,314.98grassroots $175,000.00mail $73,471.97polling $28,760.35

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 4, 2024 to Oct 22, 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: 100977031, 101011438, 101032753, 101060419, 101068130, 101070151.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$443,776.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$443,776.00

Cash: $125,000.00
Paid by others: $318,776.00
Total: $443,776.00

canvassing $294,526.00polling $24,250.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Aug 12, 2026 to Oct 23, 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: 101068130, 101070151.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$124,437.26

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$124,437.26

Cash: $30,000.00
Paid by others: $94,437.26
Total: $124,437.26

mail $85,600.30text $8,736.96event $100.00

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 · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 23, 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: 100977031, 101032753, 101068130, 101070151.

Money

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

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$684,547.30

Cash: $45,000.00
Paid by others: $639,547.30
Total: $684,547.30

advertising $362,314.98grassroots $175,000.00mail $73,471.97polling $28,760.35

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 4, 2024 to Oct 22, 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: 100977031, 101011438, 101032753, 101060419, 101068130, 101070151.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$443,776.00

Cash: $125,000.00
Paid by others: $318,776.00
Total: $443,776.00

canvassing $294,526.00polling $24,250.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Aug 12, 2026 to Oct 23, 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: 101068130, 101070151.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$124,437.26

Cash: $30,000.00
Paid by others: $94,437.26
Total: $124,437.26

mail $85,600.30text $8,736.96event $100.00

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 · Oct 29, 2024 to Oct 23, 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: 100977031, 101032753, 101068130, 101070151.

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

03/05/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM

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

Companion

HB 1178 by Cunningham (duplicate)

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers

EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION, STATE BOARD FOR

Text

The text as introduced · 428 words

89R1140 PRL-D

By: Bumgarner
H.B. No. 759

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the creation of a temporary educator certificate for

educators certified by other states.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 21.0521 to read as follows:

Sec. 21.0521. TEMPORARY CERTIFICATION OF EDUCATORS FROM

OUTSIDE THIS STATE. (a) The board shall:

(1) establish a temporary certificate for educators

certified by other states; and

(2) immediately issue a certificate described by

Subdivision (1) to a person who applies for a certificate issued

under Section 21.052.

(b) The board may rescind a temporary certificate issued to

a person under this section if the board determines as a result of a

review of the person's credentials that the person does not meet the

eligibility requirements under Subsection (c).

(c) To be eligible for a temporary certificate issued under

this section, a person must:

(1) hold a valid, unexpired, non-temporary

certificate or similar credential in another state that qualifies

the person to be employed as an educator in that state; and

(2) hold a bachelor's degree from an institution of

higher education that is, and at the time the person received the

degree was, accredited.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a temporary

certificate issued under this section expires on the earlier of:

(1) the first anniversary of the date the certificate

was issued; or

(2) the date the person is issued a certificate under

Section 21.052.

(e) A temporary certificate issued under this section to an

educator who is the spouse of a person serving on active duty as a

member of the armed forces of the United States, as those terms are

defined by Section 55.001, Occupations Code, expires on the third

anniversary of the date the certificate was issued or a later date

specified by board rule.

(f) A temporary certificate issued under this section may

not be reissued or renewed.

SECTION 2. Sections 21.052(c), (d), (d-1), and (e),

Education Code, are repealed.

SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date

of this Act, the State Board for Educator Certification shall adopt

rules necessary to implement Section 21.0521, Education Code, as

added by this Act.

SECTION 4. 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.