Monitoring the Session

HB 937

bill to hand parents disability authority info at every meeting

Filed

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Christian ManuelDHouse 22

Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade

Caption

relating to the provision of information regarding a local intellectual and developmental disability authority to the parents or guardians of certain special education students.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Not just the first meeting. Every one, starting 2027-2028.

The bill changes when Texas school districts must give parents information about their local intellectual and developmental disability authority. Instead of giving it only at the first meeting where a special education plan is written, districts must give it at every admission, review, and dismissal committee meeting for a student with an intellectual disability or developmental delay. Parents of these students will get repeated information about local services, public benefits, and Medicaid waiver programs starting in the 2027-2028 school year.

Receipt

The receipt

90R-HB937 · 2026-11-09

SOLD BY

Rep. Christian ManuelDHouse 22

ITEM

relating to the provision of information regarding a local intellectual and developmental disability authority to the parents or guardians of certain special education students.

WHAT IT DOES

Not just the first meeting. Every one, starting 2027-2028.

The bill changes when Texas school districts must give parents information about their local intellectual and developmental disability authority. Instead of giving it only at the first meeting where a special education plan is written, districts must give it at every admission, review, and dismissal committee meeting for a student with an intellectual disability or developmental delay. Parents of these students will get repeated information about local services, public benefits, and Medicaid waiver programs starting in the 2027-2028 school year.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Christian Manuel

Donors

ENPAC Texas$5KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$5KTexas Sands PAC$4K

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 · Jul 23, 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.

ENPAC Texas$5,000.00

ENPAC Texas

$5,000.00

Cash
$5,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$5,000.00

Also funds 27 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 26, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 10, 2025. 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: 101033978.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$5,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$5,000.00

Cash
$5,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$5,000.00

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 · Jul 7, 2025 to Oct 1, 2025. 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: 101033978.

Texas Sands PAC$4,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$4,000.00

Cash
$4,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$4,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on May 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: 101061945.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

ENPAC Texas

$5,000.00

Cash
$5,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$5,000.00

Also funds 27 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 26, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 10, 2025. 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: 101033978.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$5,000.00

Cash
$5,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$5,000.00

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 · Jul 7, 2025 to Oct 1, 2025. 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: 101033978.

×

Texas Sands PAC

$4,000.00

Cash
$4,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$4,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on May 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: 101061945.

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 2:37 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Companion

SB 92 by Zaffirini (identical)

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--Special

Text

The text as introduced · 219 words

90R1100 CMO-D

By: Manuel
H.B. No. 937

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the provision of information regarding a local

intellectual and developmental disability authority to the parents

or guardians of certain special education students.

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

SECTION 1. Section 29.030(a), Education Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(a) At each meeting of a student's admission, review, and

dismissal [ the first individualized education program ] committee

[ meeting during which a student's individualized education program

is developed under Section 29.005 ], a school district shall provide

the parent or legal guardian of a student who has an intellectual

disability or a developmental delay with information about services

and public benefits provided by the local intellectual and

developmental disability authority that serves the county in which

the student resides, including services under waiver programs

established under Section 1915(c), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.

Section 1396n(c)).

SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2027-2028

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, 2027.