89R13570 KJE-D
By: Hinojosa of Nueces S.B. No. 1636
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to prohibiting a school district from using interest and
sinking tax revenue to pay for deferred maintenance.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 45, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 45.116 to read as follows:
Sec. 45.116. PROHIBITION ON USE OF BOND TAXES FOR DEFERRED
MAINTENANCE. A school district may not use revenue from the
district's interest and sinking tax to pay for deferred
maintenance.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.