89R18394 KRM-F
By: Tepper, Leo Wilson H.B. No. 3627
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3627:
By: Buckley C.S.H.B. No. 3627
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to allowing the chair of the State Board of Education to
employ personnel to assist in performing the board's duties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 7, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 7.1051 to read as follows:
Sec. 7.1051. PERSONNEL. (a) The chair of the board may:
(1) employ personnel as necessary to assist the board
in performing the board's duties;
(2) prescribe the duties of personnel;
(3) compensate personnel through funds made available
by the legislature; and
(4) determine whether to promote, terminate, or take
any other employment action regarding personnel.
(b) An individual employed under this section is:
(1) eligible for membership in the employee class of
the Employees Retirement System of Texas and eligible to
participate in the group benefits program under Chapter 1551,
Insurance Code;
(2) entitled to reimbursement through funds made
available by the legislature for actual and necessary expenses the
individual incurs in carrying out the individual's official duties;
and
(3) directly accountable to the chair.
(c) The agency shall provide administrative support,
including human resources, budgetary, accounting, purchasing,
payroll, information technology, and legal support services, to the
board as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.