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.