SB 2893

Cook Bill Orders A School Custodian Study, Then Expires

Died in committee

Verdict: Smells

SmellsInitial review

Sen. Molly CookDSenate 15

Why it's charged

Study, task force, commission, report

THE TEXT

…“1, 2026, the agency shall submit a report to the legislature that”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill's only duty is a study and a report due in late 2026. Any actual standard or funding for school maintenance waits on a later Legislature.

Study, task force, commission, report

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 a study by the Texas Education Agency regarding recommended standards for school district facility maintenance and custodial services.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Report due December 1, 2026. Any actual standard or funding waits on a later Legislature.

The bill orders the Texas Education Agency to study recommended standards for school building maintenance and custodial work, including how many custodians a district needs and what it would cost. It touches the agency and, indirectly, school districts and their maintenance and custodial staff. Nothing changes on the ground: the agency must send a report to the Legislature by December 1, 2026, and the law expires September 1, 2027.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 2693 by Rep. Venton Jones (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 2693 by Rep. Venton Jones (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 Mar 14, 2025 and referred to the Senate Education K-16 committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB2893 · 2025-03-14

SOLD BY

Sen. Molly CookDSenate 15

ITEM

relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency regarding recommended standards for school district facility maintenance and custodial services.

WHAT IT DOES

Report due December 1, 2026. Any actual standard or funding waits on a later Legislature.

CHARGES

[x] STUDY, TASK FORCE, COMMISSION, REPORTanalysis confidence 90%

THE TEXT

…“1, 2026, the agency shall submit a report to the legislature that”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill's only duty is a study and a report due in late 2026. Any actual standard or funding for school maintenance waits on a later Legislature.

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Mar 14, 2025Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Mar 14, 2025Filed
Apr 7, 2025Read first time
Apr 7, 2025Referred to Education K-16

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

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THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Molly Cook

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15KGregory Stocks$10,000Amber Alonso$6,500

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.

Team

Sources

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.

Gregory Stocks$10,000.00

Amber Alonso$6,500.00

Money

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.

Team

Sources

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.

FILED BEFORE

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

88R HB 2693

by Rep. Venton Jones, different lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, Mar 13, 2023: Referred to Public Education

Relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency regarding recommended standards for school district facility maintenance and custodial services.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas Senate · Filed Mar 14, 2025

04/07/2025 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 1679 by Jones, Venton (identical)

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--Facilities

Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel

Interim Studies

CUSTODIAL SERVICES & WORKERS

EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS

Text

The text as introduced · 353 words

89R5357 KRM-D

By: Cook
S.B. No. 2893

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency regarding

recommended standards for school district facility maintenance and

custodial services.

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

SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "agency" means the

Texas Education Agency.

SECTION 2. STUDY REGARDING RECOMMENDED STANDARDS FOR

MAINTENANCE AND CUSTODIAL SERVICES. (a) The agency shall conduct a

study regarding recommended standards for school district

maintenance of facilities and custodial services, including a

standard for appropriate custodial workloads to adequately

maintain a school district's facilities.

(b) In conducting the study, the agency shall consider:

(1) the square footage of a typical elementary,

middle, and high school;

(2) the square footage of administrative and district

facilities other than instructional facilities in a typical school

district;

(3) appropriate levels of custodial service to provide

for proper maintenance of school district facilities; and

(4) the time required for different levels of

custodial service based on different numbers of custodial employees

and resources.

(c) The study must identify:

(1) the maintenance and custodial staff needed to

adequately meet a typical school district's needs;

(2) the tasks required to be completed by maintenance

and custodial staff, including time estimates for completion of

each task by an adequately equipped maintenance and custodial

staff; and

(3) any additional funding or other resources, if any,

needed by school districts to meet the standards recommended by the

study for school district maintenance of facilities and custodial

services.

SECTION 3. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. Not later than December

1, 2026, the agency shall submit a report to the legislature that

includes the results of the study conducted under Section 2 of this

Act and any associated recommendations.

SECTION 4. EXPIRATION. This Act expires September 1, 2027.

SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 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.