SB 2616
AP Course Keep-Or-Drop Deadline Falls After The Election
Died in committee
Verdict: Smells
Why it's charged
Delayed start
THE TEXT
“Not later than December 31, 2026, the State Board of Education shall:”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The deadline for the review and for the keep-or-drop decision falls after the November 3, 2026 general election. The duty begins in 2025, but nothing has to be decided before voters go to the polls.
Delayed startInitial 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 review and evaluation of advanced placement and international baccalaureate courses offered in public schools in this state.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
The board rules on each course by December 31, 2026. Voters go to the polls November 3.
The bill orders the State Board of Education to review every advanced placement and international baccalaureate course offered in Texas public schools and charter schools, including exams, teaching and training materials, for compliance with state law. Based on that review, the board must decide whether schools may keep offering each course, with a deadline of December 31, 2026. The requirement expires September 1, 2027, so the board gets one review window that could end with some AP or IB courses barred from Texas schools.
Labels
Labels: 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-SB2616 · 2025-03-13
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ITEM
relating to the review and evaluation of advanced placement and international baccalaureate courses offered in public schools in this state.
WHAT IT DOES
The board rules on each course by December 31, 2026. Voters go to the polls November 3.
The bill orders the State Board of Education to review every advanced placement and international baccalaureate course offered in Texas public schools and charter schools, including exams, teaching and training materials, for compliance with state law. Based on that review, the board must decide whether schools may keep offering each course, with a deadline of December 31, 2026. The requirement expires September 1, 2027, so the board gets one review window that could end with some AP or IB courses barred from Texas schools.
CHARGES
[x] DELAYED STARTanalysis confidence 45%
THE TEXT
“Not later than December 31, 2026, the State Board of Education shall:”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The deadline for the review and for the keep-or-drop decision falls after the November 3, 2026 general election. The duty begins in 2025, but nothing has to be decided before voters go to the polls.
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--Primary & Secondary--Curriculum
EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF
Text
The text as introduced · 161 words
By: Creighton S.B. No. 2616 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the review and evaluation of advanced placement and international baccalaureate courses offered in public schools in this state. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 28.0025 to read as follows: Sec. 28.0025. REVIEW OF ADVANCED PLACEMENT AND INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE COURSES. (a) Not later than December 31, 2026, the State Board of Education shall: (1) review and evaluate each advanced placement and international baccalaureate course offered by a school district or open-enrollment charter school, including examination, instructional, and training materials for the course, for compliance with state law, including Section 28.0022; and (2) based upon the review described by Subdivision (1), determine whether school districts and open-enrollment charter schools may continue to offer each course. (b) This section expires September 1, 2027. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.