By: Martinez Fischer H.B. No. 1248
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
related to making the Texas Education Commissioner an elected
office
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sec. 7.051 of the Texas Education Code is amended
as follows:
The commissioner is elected for a term of four years. The
governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint
the commissioner of education.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.