Monitoring the SessionSB 241
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Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to accountability interventions for certain school districts with low-performing campuses.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
One failing campus no longer forces action. 10 percent failing five straight years, and the commissioner may act.
The bill changes when the state education commissioner steps in on a school district with failing campuses: instead of acting when one campus fails five years in a row, action is triggered only when 10 percent of a district's campuses fail for five straight years, and the commissioner may act rather than must act. It touches school districts with chronically low-rated campuses, their elected school boards, and the commissioner, and it drops campus closure as a listed option in favor of a state-appointed board of managers or any other action the law already allows. It also requires the commissioner to remove a state-appointed board of managers once every campus behind the takeover earns an acceptable rating for two straight years.
Labels: BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 89R SB 1764 (Died in committee). 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-SB241 · 2026-11-09
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relating to accountability interventions for certain school districts with low-performing campuses.
One failing campus no longer forces action. 10 percent failing five straight years, and the commissioner may act.
The bill changes when the state education commissioner steps in on a school district with failing campuses: instead of acting when one campus fails five years in a row, action is triggered only when 10 percent of a district's campuses fail for five straight years, and the commissioner may act rather than must act. It touches school districts with chronically low-rated campuses, their elected school boards, and the commissioner, and it drops campus closure as a listed option in favor of a state-appointed board of managers or any other action the law already allows. It also requires the commissioner to remove a state-appointed board of managers once every campus behind the takeover earns an acceptable rating for two straight years.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
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Derived itemized flow · Oct 27, 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.
$15,000.00
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 · Dec 13, 2024 to Jun 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: 100987960, 101029944, 101057026.
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$15,000.00
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 · Dec 13, 2024 to Jun 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: 100987960, 101029944, 101057026.
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 Sen. Cook, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 13, 2025: Referred to Education K-16
Relating to accountability interventions for certain school districts with low-performing campuses.
Caption, 89R bill history
Texas Senate · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 S Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:40 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Education--Primary & Secondary--Accountability
Education--School Districts
EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF
The text as introduced · 247 words
90R934 GP-F By: Cook of Harris, et al. S.B. No. 241 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to accountability interventions for certain school districts with low-performing campuses. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 39A.111, Education Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 39A.111. CONTINUED UNACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE RATING. If 10 percent of campuses in a school district are [ a campus is ] considered to have an unacceptable performance rating for five consecutive school years, the commissioner, subject to Section 39A.112, may [ shall ] order: (1) appointment of a board of managers to govern the school district as provided by Section 39A.202; or (2) any action authorized under Section 39A.002 [ closure of the campus ]. SECTION 2. Section 39A.209(a), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) Notwithstanding Section 39A.208, the commissioner shall [ may ] remove a board of managers appointed to govern a school district under Subchapter C [ only ] if each [ the ] campus that was the basis for the appointment of the board of managers under Section 39A.111 receives an acceptable performance rating for two consecutive school years. 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.
