Monitoring the SessionSB 2894
Died in committee
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
relating to a school district policy regarding custodian workloads.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Per eight-hour shift, broken out by campus type.
The bill requires every Texas school district board to adopt a policy setting benchmarks for how many square feet one properly equipped custodian can be assigned to clean during an eight-hour shift. The benchmarks must be broken out by elementary, middle, and high school campuses and other district facilities. Districts must post the policy on their websites starting with the 2025-2026 school year.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 2695 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 2695 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.
89R-SB2894 · 2025-03-14
relating to a school district policy regarding custodian workloads.
Per eight-hour shift, broken out by campus type.
The bill requires every Texas school district board to adopt a policy setting benchmarks for how many square feet one properly equipped custodian can be assigned to clean during an eight-hour shift. The benchmarks must be broken out by elementary, middle, and high school campuses and other district facilities. Districts must post the policy on their websites starting with the 2025-2026 school year.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
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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.
$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.
TeamDerived 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.
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$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.
TeamDerived 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.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Venton Jones, different lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 13, 2023: Referred to Public Education
Relating to a school district policy regarding custodian workloads.
Caption, 88R bill history
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
HB 1573 by Jones, Venton (identical)
Education--Primary & Secondary--Facilities
Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel
Education--School Districts
Labor--Health & Safety
CUSTODIAL SERVICES & WORKERS
The text as introduced · 206 words
89R5359 KRM-D By: Cook S.B. No. 2894 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a school district policy regarding custodian workloads. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 38.042 to read as follows: Sec. 38.042. CUSTODIAN WORKLOAD POLICY. (a) The board of trustees of each school district shall adopt a policy regarding custodian workload for district facilities. The policy must establish benchmarks for the amount of square feet that may be assigned to a properly equipped school custodian for maintenance and custodial services during an eight-hour shift. (b) The board must provide benchmarks under Subsection (a) categorized by elementary, middle, and high school campuses, and other district facilities. (c) The school district shall post the policy adopted under this section on the school district's Internet website. 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.