By: Bumgarner H.B. No. 4596
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain electioneering activities by members of a board
of trustees of an independent school district.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 11.169, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 11.169. ELECTIONEERING PROHIBITED. Notwithstanding
any other law, the board of trustees or a member of the board of
trustees of an independent school district may not use state or
local funds or other resources of the district to electioneer for or
against any candidate, measure, or political party, including for
or against a bond proposition under Chapter 45.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.