89R14041 GP-D     By: Schatzline H.B. No. 4096       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a limitation on the salary of school administrators of   school districts.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  The heading to Subchapter E, Chapter 11,   Education Code, is amended to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER E. SUPERINTENDENTS, [AND] PRINCIPALS, AND SCHOOL   ADMINISTRATORS          SECTION 2.  Subchapter E, Chapter 11, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 11.203 to read as follows:          Sec. 11.203.  SALARY OF SUPERINTENDENT, PRINCIPAL, OR OTHER   SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR. (a) In this section, "school administrator"    means a person employed by a school district in an executive or   managerial capacity.          (b)  A school district may not employ a superintendent,   principal, or other school administrator for an annual salary in an   amount that is greater than the amount of the annual salary   authorized by the legislature for the governor.          (c)  The commissioner by rule shall require a school district   to annually report to the agency information regarding the salary   of a superintendent, principal, or other school administrator   employed by the school district.          SECTION 3.  This Act applies to an employment contract that   is entered into on or after September 1, 2025. An employment   contract that is entered into before September 1, 2025, is governed   by the law as it existed at the time the contract was entered into,   and the former law remains in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.