SB 152

bill for bilingual program training and monitoring

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

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 public school bilingual education programs, dual language immersion programs, and special language programs.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Districts with weak programs get technical help.

The bill orders the education commissioner to build training materials for school administrators on bilingual education and dual language immersion programs. It also requires the Texas Education Agency to write rules for monitoring bilingual and special language programs, find districts with weak programs, and give them technical help. School districts that must offer these programs will report more data to the state, including any extra information the agency decides to require.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 2164 by Rep. Guerra (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 2164 by Rep. Guerra (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the Senate Education K-16 committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB152 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Sen. José MenéndezDSenate 26

ITEM

relating to public school bilingual education programs, dual language immersion programs, and special language programs.

WHAT IT DOES

Districts with weak programs get technical help.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Nov 12, 2024Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Nov 12, 2024Filed
Feb 3, 2025Read first time
Feb 3, 2025Referred to Education K-16

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

José Menéndez

Donors

Kickapoo Traditional Tribes of Texas$25K Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$20K Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$10K

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 Oct 5, 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.

Kickapoo Traditional Tribes of Texas$25,000.00

Kickapoo Traditional Tribes of Texas

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Jan 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jan 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: 101065471.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$20,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$20,000.00

Cash: $20,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $20,000.00

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 12, 2024 to Oct 5, 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: 101012370, 101032316, 101072614.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$10,000.00

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$10,000.00

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

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 · on Dec 2, 2025. 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: 101032316.

Money

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

Kickapoo Traditional Tribes of Texas

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Jan 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jan 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: 101065471.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$20,000.00

Cash: $20,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $20,000.00

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 12, 2024 to Oct 5, 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: 101012370, 101032316, 101072614.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$10,000.00

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

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 · on Dec 2, 2025. 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: 101032316.

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.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

88R HB 2164

by Rep. Guerra, different lead author · Died in committee · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, May 11, 2023: Referred to Education

Relating to public school bilingual education programs, dual language immersion programs, and special language programs.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas Senate · Filed Nov 12, 2024

02/03/2025 S Referred to Education K-16

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Senate committee · Education K-16 · Final status: Died in committee

Companion

HB 1581 by Guerra (identical)

Subjects

Education--Bilingual

Education--Primary & Secondary--Curriculum

STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING

EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS

EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF

Text

The text as introduced · 391 words

89R956 TSS-D

By: Menéndez
S.B. No. 152

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to public school bilingual education programs, dual

language immersion programs, and special language programs.

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

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

amended by adding Section 21.4572 to read as follows:

Sec. 21.4572. TRAINING FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS:

BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION. The commissioner,

in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, shall develop and make

available training materials and other training resources to

increase school administrators' understanding of and improve

student outcomes for:

(1) bilingual education programs offered under

Section 29.053; and

(2) dual language immersion programs described by

Section 28.0051.

SECTION 2. Section 29.066(a), Education Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(a) A school district that is required to offer bilingual

education or special language programs shall include the following

information in the district's Public Education Information

Management System (PEIMS) report:

(1) demographic information, as determined by the

commissioner, on students enrolled in district bilingual education

or special language programs;

(2) the number and percentage of students enrolled in

each instructional model of a bilingual education or special

language program offered by the district; [ and ]

(3) the number and percentage of students identified

as emergent bilingual students who do not receive specialized

instruction ; and

(4) any other information required by the agency under

Section 29.068(b) .

SECTION 3. Subchapter B, Chapter 29, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 29.068 to read as follows:

Sec. 29.068. AGENCY MONITORING. (a) The agency shall adopt

rules providing for robust monitoring of bilingual education and

special language programs. The rules must require the agency to:

(1) review bilingual education and special language

program requirements to ensure those requirements prioritize

meeting student needs and closing learning gaps for emergent

bilingual students; and

(2) engage directly with school districts offering

bilingual education or special language programs to improve

outcomes for emergent bilingual students, including by identifying

districts offering programs with deficiencies and providing

technical assistance to those districts.

(b) Rules adopted under Subsection (a) may include

requiring school districts that offer bilingual education or

special language programs to provide additional information

relevant to the programs through the Public Education Information

Management System (PEIMS) under Section 29.066.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.