SB 2278
bill requiring parent notice of educator misconduct findings
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 notice of certain misconduct committed by a public school educator.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Every parent in the district or school gets written notice.
The bill requires a school district or charter school to send written notice to every parent or guardian in the district or school when its own investigation finds reason to believe an educator engaged in a specific kind of misconduct with a student, the kind already listed in an existing section of the Education Code. It touches public school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, their educators, and all enrolled families. The notice must go by mail, unless the board decides mail is too expensive, in which case it can go by e-mail, and the rule applies starting with the 2025-2026 school year.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 11, 2025 and referred to the Senate Education K-16 committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB2278 · 2025-03-11
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ITEM
relating to notice of certain misconduct committed by a public school educator.
WHAT IT DOES
Every parent in the district or school gets written notice.
The bill requires a school district or charter school to send written notice to every parent or guardian in the district or school when its own investigation finds reason to believe an educator engaged in a specific kind of misconduct with a student, the kind already listed in an existing section of the Education Code. It touches public school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, their educators, and all enrolled families. The notice must go by mail, unless the board decides mail is too expensive, in which case it can go by e-mail, and the rule applies starting with the 2025-2026 school year.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
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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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY
CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY
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 · Sep 4, 2024 to Nov 30, 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.
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 · Oct 25, 2024 to Nov 3, 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: 100990780, 101043817.
HillCo PAC$10,000.00
HillCo PAC
$10,000.00
- Cash
- $10,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $10,000.00
Also funds 131 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 8, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · on Oct 24, 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: 101043817.
ActBlue Texas$8,833.00
ActBlue Texas
$8,833.00
- Cash
- $8,833.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $8,833.00
Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Sep 1, 2024 to Sep 4, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · on Nov 1, 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: 100990780.
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 · Oct 25, 2024 to Nov 3, 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: 100990780, 101043817.
HillCo PAC
$10,000.00
- Cash
- $10,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $10,000.00
Also funds 131 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 8, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · on Oct 24, 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: 101043817.
ActBlue Texas
$8,833.00
- Cash
- $8,833.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $8,833.00
Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Sep 1, 2024 to Sep 4, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · on Nov 1, 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: 100990780.
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 Mar 11, 2025
03/25/2025 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--Charter Schools
Education--Primary & Secondary--General
Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers
Education--School Districts
Minors--Health & Safety
Text
The text as introduced · 240 words
89R14264 JDK-D By: Miles S.B. No. 2278 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to notice of certain misconduct committed by a public school educator. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 21, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 21.0063 to read as follows: Sec. 21.0063. NOTICE OF CERTAIN EDUCATOR MISCONDUCT. (a) If, after investigation by a school district or open-enrollment charter school, there is reason to believe that a district or school educator engaged in misconduct described by Section 21.006(b)(2)(A-1) with a student enrolled at the district or school, the district or school shall provide written notice of the misconduct to each parent or guardian of a student enrolled in the district or school. (b) The notice required by Subsection (a): (1) subject to Subdivision (2), must be provided by mail; and (2) may be provided by e-mail if the board of trustees of the school district or the governing body of the open-enrollment charter school determines that providing the notice by mail would be too expensive. SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 school year. 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.