HB 461
Relating to a sick leave pool for public school employees.
Filed
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
Caption
relating to a sick leave pool for public school employees.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
The bill requires every Texas school district and open-enrollment charter school to set up a sick leave pool that collects a retiring employee's unused sick leave when that employee retires.
The bill requires every Texas school district and open-enrollment charter school to set up a sick leave pool that collects a retiring employee's unused sick leave when that employee retires. Other employees who have used up their own sick leave can draw from that pool, under the district's or school's existing sick leave rules. Districts or schools that adopted a conflicting retiree sick leave policy before September 1, 2027 are excused, and district employee handbooks must describe the pool.
Receipt
The receipt
90R-HB461 · 2026-11-09
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ITEM
relating to a sick leave pool for public school employees.
WHAT IT DOES
The bill requires every Texas school district and open-enrollment charter school to set up a sick leave pool that collects a retiring employee's unused sick leave when that employee retires.
The bill requires every Texas school district and open-enrollment charter school to set up a sick leave pool that collects a retiring employee's unused sick leave when that employee retires. Other employees who have used up their own sick leave can draw from that pool, under the district's or school's existing sick leave rules. Districts or schools that adopted a conflicting retiree sick leave policy before September 1, 2027 are excused, and district employee handbooks must describe the pool.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
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 29, 2024 to Oct 23, 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.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$413,658.18
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$413,658.18
- Cash
- $35,000.00
- Paid by others
- $378,658.18
- Total
- $413,658.18
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Oct 20, 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: 101007854, 101030352, 101067580, 101071564.
Texas Conservative Majority PAC$231,075.00
Texas Conservative Majority PAC
$231,075.00
- Cash
- $50,000.00
- Paid by others
- $181,075.00
- Total
- $231,075.00
Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Aug 25, 2026 to Oct 18, 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: 101067580, 101071564.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$413,658.18
- Cash
- $35,000.00
- Paid by others
- $378,658.18
- Total
- $413,658.18
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Oct 20, 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: 101007854, 101030352, 101067580, 101071564.
Texas Conservative Majority PAC
$231,075.00
- Cash
- $50,000.00
- Paid by others
- $181,075.00
- Total
- $231,075.00
Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Aug 25, 2026 to Oct 18, 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: 101067580, 101071564.
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 a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:33 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Subjects
Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools
Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel
Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers
Education--School Districts
Text
The text as introduced · 303 words
90R3329 ANG-F By: Wilson H.B. No. 461 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a sick leave pool for public school employees. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 22, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 22.0031 to read as follows: Sec. 22.0031. SICK LEAVE POOL. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board of trustees of a school district or governing body of an open-enrollment charter school shall establish a program under which: (1) a retiring employee's accrued sick leave is contributed to a sick leave pool on the retirement of the retiring employee; and (2) sick leave contributed to the sick leave pool may be used by a district or school employee who has exhausted the employee's sick leave, subject to any district or school policy regarding the use of sick leave. (b) The board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school that adopted a policy related to a retiring employee's accrued sick leave before September 1, 2027, is not required to establish a program in accordance with Subsection (a) if establishing the program would conflict with that policy. SECTION 2. Section 22.003(c-1), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (c-1) Any informational handbook a school district provides to employees in an electronic or paper form or makes available by posting on the district website must include information on the sick leave pool created under Section 22.0031 and notification of an employee's rights under Subsection (b) in the relevant section of the handbook. Any form used by a school district through which an employee may request leave under this section must include assault leave under Subsection (b) as an option. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.