SB 1764
Bill Raises School Takeover Trigger To 10 Percent Of Campuses
Died in committee
Verdict: Smells
Why it's charged
The hole
THE TEXT
“If 10 percent of campuses in a school district are [ a campus is ]”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
Under current text a single campus failing five years in a row triggers intervention. Under the new threshold, a district with one long-failing campus escapes unless that campus is at least 10 percent of its campuses, and the change from shall to may makes even a qualifying case optional.
The holeInitial 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 accountability interventions for certain school districts with low-performing campuses.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Today one campus failing five straight years forces action. Under the bill, action is optional.
The bill changes when the state education commissioner can step in over a school district with campuses that have failed state ratings for five years in a row. Today one campus failing five straight years forces the commissioner to either install a state-appointed board of managers or close that campus. Under this bill the trigger becomes 10 percent of a district's campuses failing five straight years, the action becomes optional, campus closure is replaced by any action under the general intervention section, and the commissioner must remove the appointed board once every campus that triggered the takeover earns acceptable ratings for two years in a row.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 28, 2025 and referred to the Senate Education K-16 committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB1764 · 2025-02-28
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ITEM
relating to accountability interventions for certain school districts with low-performing campuses.
WHAT IT DOES
Today one campus failing five straight years forces action. Under the bill, action is optional.
The bill changes when the state education commissioner can step in over a school district with campuses that have failed state ratings for five years in a row. Today one campus failing five straight years forces the commissioner to either install a state-appointed board of managers or close that campus. Under this bill the trigger becomes 10 percent of a district's campuses failing five straight years, the action becomes optional, campus closure is replaced by any action under the general intervention section, and the commissioner must remove the appointed board once every campus that triggered the takeover earns acceptable ratings for two years in a row.
CHARGES
[x] THE HOLEanalysis confidence 50%
THE TEXT
“If 10 percent of campuses in a school district are [ a campus is ]”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
Under current text a single campus failing five years in a row triggers intervention. Under the new threshold, a district with one long-failing campus escapes unless that campus is at least 10 percent of its campuses, and the change from shall to may makes even a qualifying case optional.
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Education K-16
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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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 27, 2024 to Jun 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.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15,000.00
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$15,000.00
- Cash
- $15,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $15,000.00
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Jun 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: 100987960, 101029944, 101057026.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$15,000.00
- Cash
- $15,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $15,000.00
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Jun 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: 100987960, 101029944, 101057026.
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 Senate · Filed Feb 28, 2025
03/13/2025 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
Subjects
Education--Primary & Secondary--Accountability
Education--School Districts
Text
The text as introduced · 244 words
89R8546 GP-F By: Cook, Alvarado S.B. No. 1764 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to accountability interventions for certain school districts with low-performing campuses. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 39A.111, Education Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 39A.111. CONTINUED UNACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE RATING. If 10 percent of campuses in a school district are [ a campus is ] considered to have an unacceptable performance rating for five consecutive school years, the commissioner, subject to Section 39A.112, may [ shall ] order: (1) appointment of a board of managers to govern the school district as provided by Section 39A.202; or (2) any action authorized under Section 39A.002 [ closure of the campus ]. SECTION 2. Section 39A.209(a), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) Notwithstanding Section 39A.208, the commissioner shall [ may ] remove a board of managers appointed to govern a school district under Subchapter C [ only ] if each [ the ] campus that was the basis for the appointment of the board of managers under Section 39A.111 receives an acceptable performance rating for two consecutive school years. SECTION 3. 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.