By: Middleton S.B. No. 413
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the meetings of the boards of trustees of independent
school districts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 11.0621, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 11.0621. MEETINGS. (a) The minutes[, certified
agenda, or recording, as applicable,] of a regular or special
meeting of the board of trustees must reflect each member's:
(1) attendance at or absence from the meeting; and
(2) vote on any item that is voted on by the board at
the meeting.
(b) The board of trustees shall post on the district's
Internet website:
(1) the minutes described by Subsection (a) not later
than the seventh day after the date of a meeting at which a quorum of
the board is present and voting; and
(2) any resolution adopted by the board not later than
the seventh day after the date of the meeting at which the
resolution was adopted.
(c) The minutes and[or] tape recording of an open meeting
must be accessible to the public in accordance with Section
551.022, Government Code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.