SB 114

bill to pay districts extra per fine arts student

Filed

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Sen. José MenéndezDSenate 26

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

Caption

relating to creating a fine arts allotment under the public school finance system.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Grades 6 through 12 count. Money starts September 1, 2027.

The bill adds a new funding stream to the state school finance formula that pays school districts extra money for each student in grades 6 through 12 enrolled in an approved fine arts course. It touches school districts, middle and high school students taking music, art, theater or dance, and the Texas Education Agency, which must approve qualifying courses and publish a yearly list. Districts would get the per-student allotment starting September 1, 2027, and must spend set shares of it on middle school fine arts, including a portion aimed at students eligible for compensatory education.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R SB 2084 (Died in committee) and 89R SB 549 (Died in committee). Checked against 88R and 89R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R SB 2084 (Died in committee) and 89R SB 549 (Died in committee). Filed in 3 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 3. Filed in 3 sessions: 88R, 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.

Receipt

The receipt

90R-SB114 · 2026-11-09

SOLD BY

Sen. José MenéndezDSenate 26

ITEM

relating to creating a fine arts allotment under the public school finance system.

WHAT IT DOES

Grades 6 through 12 count. Money starts September 1, 2027.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Nov 9, 2026Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Nov 9, 2026Filed

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

José Menéndez

Donors

Kickapoo Traditional Tribes of Texas$25K Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$20K Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$10K

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 2, 2024 to Oct 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.

Kickapoo Traditional Tribes of Texas$25,000.00

Kickapoo Traditional Tribes of Texas

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Jan 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jan 22, 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: 101065471.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$20,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$20,000.00

Cash: $20,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $20,000.00

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 · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 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: 101012370, 101032316, 101072614.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$10,000.00

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Dec 2, 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: 101032316.

Money

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

Kickapoo Traditional Tribes of Texas

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Jan 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jan 22, 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: 101065471.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$20,000.00

Cash: $20,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $20,000.00

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 · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 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: 101012370, 101032316, 101072614.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Dec 2, 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: 101032316.

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.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 3 times: 88R, 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.

88R SB 2084

by Sen. Menéndez, same lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, Mar 21, 2023: Referred to Education

Relating to creating a fine arts allotment under the public school finance system.

Caption, 88R bill history

89R SB 549

by Sen. Menéndez, same lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, Feb 3, 2025: Referred to Education K-16

Relating to creating a fine arts allotment under the public school finance system.

Caption, 89R bill history

Sources

Texas Senate · Filed Nov 9, 2026

11/09/2026 S Filed

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:39 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Subjects

Arts & Humanities

Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance

EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS

Text

The text as introduced · 375 words

By: Menéndez
S.B. No. 114

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to creating a fine arts allotment under the public school

finance system.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 48, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 48.116 to read a follows:

Sec. 48.116. FINE ARTS ALLOTMENT. (a) For each student in

average daily attendance enrolled in a fine arts education course

approved by the agency under Subsection (b) in grades 6 through 12,

a school district is entitled to an annual allotment equal to the

basic allotment, or, if applicable, the sum of the basic allotment

and the allotment under Section 48.101 to which the district is

entitled, multiplied by:

(1) 1.3 for a student in grades 6 through 8;

(2) 1.2 for a student in grade 9 or 10; and

(3) 1.1 for a student in grade 11 or 12.

(b) The agency shall approve fine arts education courses

that qualify for the allotment provided under this section. The

approved courses must include fine arts education courses that:

(1) are authorized by the State Board of Education,

including music, art, theater, and dance;

(2) provide students with the knowledge and skills

necessary for success in the fine arts; and

(3) require a student in full-time attendance to

receive not less than 225 minutes of fine arts instruction per week.

(c) Of the funds allocated under this section:

(1) at least 25 percent of the funds allocated under

Subsection (a)(1) must be used in a manner that prioritizes

providing fine arts education to students in grades six through

eight who are eligible for the compensatory education allotment

under Section 48.104;

(2) 50 percent of the total funds allocated under this

section must be used to provide fine arts education courses to

students in grades six through eight; and

(3) except as necessary to meet the requirement under

Subdivision (2), at least 75 percent of funds allocated under

Subsections (a)(2) and (3) must be used to provide fine arts

education courses to students in grades 9 through 12.

(d) The agency shall annually publish a list of fine arts

courses approved under Subsection (b).

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.