89R10408 KJE-D
By: Hinojosa H.B. No. 5288
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the allocation, use, and transfer of federal education
block grants.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 48, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 48.014 to read as follows:
Sec. 48.014. FEDERAL EDUCATION BLOCK GRANTS; REPORT. (a)
Notwithstanding any other law, a federal education block grant may
not be allocated, spent, or transferred except as specifically
authorized by the legislature by appropriation or other general
law.
(b) The agency shall submit an annual report to the
legislature regarding the use of federal education block grants
during the preceding school year. The report must include
information regarding the effect of the manner in which the block
grants were allocated on education in this state, including any
progress toward reducing educational disparities or improving
student achievement.
SECTION 2. Section 317.003, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as
follows:
(b) Except as provided by Section 317.005(f), a proposal may
provide for the withholding of appropriations made from funds
dedicated by statute to a specific state agency or for a specific
purpose and may provide for the transfer of appropriations made
from statutorily dedicated funds to an agency or for a purpose not
authorized by the statute. Funds dedicated by the Texas
Constitution are subject to being withheld under this chapter but
are not subject to transfer except to another state agency entitled
to receive appropriations from the funds under the terms of the
constitution. Subject to Subsection (b-1), federal [Federal] funds
appropriated by the legislature are subject to being withheld under
this chapter but may not be transferred except as permitted by
federal law.
(b-1) A federal education block grant may not be withheld or
transferred under, or otherwise affected by, this chapter.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.