Act on a report, skip the final for 90 days, it goes public.
This bill makes a Texas Education Agency preliminary investigation report about a school district public if the education commissioner acts against the district based on that report and then fails to issue a final report within 90 days. It also says a school district may release a preliminary report only if its board of trustees approves the release by vote. Any report released either way must have witness identifying information blacked out.
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Labels: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the Senate on May 13, 2025. Died in the House: never got out of the Public Education committee.
relating to the disclosure of preliminary reports of certain
special investigations conducted by the Texas Education Agency.
WHAT IT DOES
Act on a report, skip the final for 90 days, it goes public.
This bill makes a Texas Education Agency preliminary investigation report about a school district public if the education commissioner acts against the district based on that report and then fails to issue a final report within 90 days. It also says a school district may release a preliminary report only if its board of trustees approves the release by vote. Any report released either way must have witness identifying information blacked out.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
Senator West moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 582 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.
Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.
Yea: 28 (published)
Nay: 3 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
Excused: 0 (derived from named list)
Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Senator West moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration CSSB 582 at this time on its second reading: CSSB 582, Relating to certain agreements arising out of special investigations conducted by the Texas Education Agency. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.
Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.
Yea: 28 (published)
Nay: 3 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
Excused: 0 (derived from named list)
Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Witnesses13
For
10
Against
1
On
2
Names
For
Coalition of Texans with Disabilities1 registration
Self4 registrations
Self; Texas AFT1 registration
TASB1 registration
Texas Association of School Administrators1 registration
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 6:51 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Public Education · Final status: Died in committee
Senate committee · Education K-16 · Committee vote 10 aye, 1 nay · Out of committee
Subjects
Education--Primary & Secondary--Accountability
Education--Primary & Secondary--General
Education--School Districts
WITNESSES
EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS
Text
The text as introduced · 242 words
89R2293 PRL-D
By: West
S.B. No. 582
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the disclosure of preliminary reports of certain
special investigations conducted by the Texas Education Agency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 39.004, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsections (d-1), (d-2), and
(d-3) to read as follows:
(d) Except as provided by Subsection (d-1), a [ A ] written
report of preliminary findings under Subsection (c) and all
associated materials produced by the agency in support of the
report are excepted from public disclosure as audit working papers
of the agency under Section 552.116, Government Code.
(d-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (d) and subject to
Subsection (d-3), a written report of preliminary findings under
Subsection (c) is public information subject to disclosure under
Chapter 552, Government Code, if the commissioner:
(1) takes an action described by Section 39.003(d)
based on the preliminary findings; and
(2) has not issued a final report under this section
before the 91st day after the date the action was taken.
(d-2) A school district may publicly release a report of
preliminary findings only if the release is approved by an
affirmative vote of the board of trustees of the district.
(d-3) Identifying information of a witness contained in a
report disclosed under Subsection (d-1) or released under
Subsection (d-2) must be redacted.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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