H.B. No. 3627         AN ACT   relating to allowing the chair of the State Board of Education to   employ personnel to assist in performing the board's duties.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 7, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 7.1051 to read as follows:          Sec. 7.1051.  PERSONNEL. (a)  The chair of the board may:                (1)  employ personnel as necessary to assist all   members of the board in performing the board's duties;                (2)  prescribe the duties of personnel;                (3)  compensate personnel through funds made available   by the legislature; and                (4)  determine whether to promote, terminate, or take   any other employment action regarding personnel.          (b)  An individual employed under this section is:                (1)  eligible for membership in the employee class of   the Employees Retirement System of Texas and eligible to   participate in the group benefits program under Chapter 1551,   Insurance Code;                (2)  entitled to reimbursement through funds made   available by the legislature for actual and necessary expenses the   individual incurs in carrying out the individual's official duties;   and                (3)  directly accountable to the chair.          (c)  The agency shall provide administrative support,   including human resources, budgetary, accounting, purchasing,   payroll, information technology, and legal support services, to the   board as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 3627 was passed by the House on May 8,   2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 136, Nays 10, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 3627 was passed by the Senate on May   25, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 24, Nays 7.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor