Monitoring the SessionHB 573
Filed
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to placement on the minimum salary schedule and service credit in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas for certain public school career or technology education teachers.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Up to five years of retirement credit too. Starts 2027-2028.
The bill raises the number of years of required industry work experience that count as teaching experience on the state minimum salary schedule from two to five for certified career or technology education teachers. It also lets those teachers buy up to five years of retirement service credit in the Teacher Retirement System for that same work experience, up from one or two. It touches public school career and technology teachers and their school districts, starting with the 2027-2028 school year.
Labels: BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 1057 (Did not pass). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
90R-HB573 · 2026-11-09
relating to placement on the minimum salary schedule and service credit in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas for certain public school career or technology education teachers.
Up to five years of retirement credit too. Starts 2027-2028.
The bill raises the number of years of required industry work experience that count as teaching experience on the state minimum salary schedule from two to five for certified career or technology education teachers. It also lets those teachers buy up to five years of retirement service credit in the Teacher Retirement System for that same work experience, up from one or two. It touches public school career and technology teachers and their school districts, starting with the 2027-2028 school year.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Not tied to this bill.
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 24, 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.
$36,400.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 1, 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: 100978329, 101005348, 101026340, 101056439, 101069774, 101071921.
$21,000.00
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 · Oct 4, 2024 to Oct 9, 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: 100978329, 101026340, 101056439, 101071921.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$36,400.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 1, 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: 100978329, 101005348, 101026340, 101056439, 101069774, 101071921.
$21,000.00
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 · Oct 4, 2024 to Oct 9, 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: 100978329, 101026340, 101056439, 101071921.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
by Rep. Bhojani, same lead author · Did not pass · same text
Introduced textLast action, May 27, 2025: Committee report printed and distributed
Relating to placement on the minimum salary schedule and service credit in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas for certain public school career or technology education teachers.
Caption, 89R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:34 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers
Retirement Systems--Teachers
Salaries & Expenses
Science & Technology
The text as introduced · 225 words
90R712 RAL-F By: Bhojani H.B. No. 573 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to placement on the minimum salary schedule and service credit in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas for certain public school career or technology education teachers. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 21.403(b), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) For each year of work experience required for certification in a career or technological field, up to a maximum of five [ two ] years, a certified career or technology education teacher is entitled to salary step credit as if the work experience were teaching experience. SECTION 2. Section 823.404(a), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) An eligible member may establish equivalent membership service credit for up to a maximum of five [ one or two ] years of work experience for which the member is entitled to salary step credit under Section 21.403(b), Education Code. SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2027-2028 school year. SECTION 4. 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, 2027.