SB 2613
bill expanding neglect of duty for tenured faculty
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 the duties of tenured faculty at public institutions of higher education.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Teaching, research and administrative tasks, all spelled out.
The bill expands the state definition of "neglect of duty" used in tenured faculty reviews at Texas public colleges and universities. It now spells out that a professor's professional responsibilities include teaching, research, and administrative tasks. Tenured faculty can be judged for continuing or repeated substantial neglect of any of those three areas, starting September 1, 2025.
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Labels: QUICK READ: 101 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 101 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 Mar 13, 2025 and referred to the Senate Education K-16 committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB2613 · 2025-03-13
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ITEM
relating to the duties of tenured faculty at public institutions of higher education.
WHAT IT DOES
Teaching, research and administrative tasks, all spelled out.
The bill expands the state definition of "neglect of duty" used in tenured faculty reviews at Texas public colleges and universities. It now spells out that a professor's professional responsibilities include teaching, research, and administrative tasks. Tenured faculty can be judged for continuing or repeated substantial neglect of any of those three areas, starting September 1, 2025.
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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Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
$0 raised since Jul 1, 2024. Derived sum of published report totals. blank in the state's data, consistent with zero. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 4 of 4 filed reports carry a published figure.
Report 101060909: Published total from the filed report. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. Filed report 101060909
$0 spent Jan 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026. Published total from the filed report. Flow, Jan 1, 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 1 of 1 filed reports carry a published figure.
Report 101060909: Published total from the filed report. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. Filed report 101060909
$0 cash on hand. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
$0 loans outstanding. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived sum of itemized contributions in regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Unitemized contributions are not included. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
MoneyMissing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
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 13, 2025
04/03/2025 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
Subjects
Education--Higher--Faculty
Text
The text as introduced · 101 words
89R9581 AND-D By: Creighton S.B. No. 2613 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the duties of tenured faculty at public institutions of higher education. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 51.942(a)(3), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (3) "Neglect of duty" means continuing or repeated substantial neglect of professional responsibilities , including responsibilities for: (A) engaging in classroom, laboratory, seminar, or clinical instruction; (B) pursuing research through study, investigation, discovery, and creation; and (C) attending to administrative tasks . SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.