By: Creighton, et al. S.B. No. 2619     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to certain accountability-related policies and procedures   related to public schools, the availability of information   regarding a board of trustees of a school district or governing body   of an open-enrollment charter school, and the approval by the Texas   Education Agency of training provided to a member of a board of   trustees of a school district.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 11, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 11.0585 to read as follows:          Sec. 11.0585.  ELECTION OF TRUSTEES OF CERTAIN   UNDERPERFORMING DISTRICTS. (a) This section applies only to a   school district that received an overall performance rating of F   under Section 39.054 for the preceding two school years.          (b)  Not later than December 31 following the assignment of   performance ratings under Section 39.054, the commissioner shall   notify the board of trustees of each school district to which this   section applies that this section applies to the district.          (c)  Notwithstanding any other law, one year after the date   on which the board of trustees receives notice under Subsection   (b), the term of each trustee on the board of trustees of a school   district to which this section applies expires.  The resulting   vacancies shall be filled by election at the next regularly   scheduled election of trustees for the district and the trustees   elected to fill those vacancies shall draw lots for staggered terms   as provided by Section 11.059.          (d)  The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to   implement this section.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter D, Chapter 11, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 11.15125 to read as follows:          Sec. 11.15125.  REVIEW OF SUPERINTENDENT APPLICANTS. (a)     Before taking a final action or vote on the employment of an   applicant for the position of superintendent of a school district,   the board of trustees of the district shall review the history of   the academic performance of each school or school system in which   the applicant has served in a leadership role.          (b)  The history reviewed under this section must:                (1)  include the relative performance percentile   rankings of each applicable school district and open-enrollment   charter school under Section 39.060; and                (2)  be made publicly available on the district's   Internet website during the public notice period described by   Section 552.126, Government Code, for each applicant who is a   finalist being considered for the position.          (c)  The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this   section.          SECTION 3.  Section 11.1518, Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 11.1518.  TRUSTEE INFORMATION POSTED ON WEBSITE AND   SUBMITTED TO AGENCY. (a) Each school district [that maintains an   Internet website] shall post on the district's Internet website the   name, e-mail address, and term of office, including the date the   term began and the date the term expires, of each member of the   district's board of trustees.          (b)  [If a school district does not maintain an Internet   website, the district shall submit the information required by   Subsection (a) to the agency. On receipt of the district's   information, the agency shall post the information on the agency's   Internet website.          [(c)]  Each time there is a change in the membership of a   school district's board of trustees, the district shall, not later   than the 30th day after the date a trustee is sworn in, update the   information required under Subsection (a) and[, as applicable:                [(1)]  post the updated information on the district's   Internet website[; or                [(2)  submit the updated information to the agency for   posting on the agency's Internet website in accordance with   Subsection (b)].          (c)  Each school district shall submit to the agency the   name, e-mail address, phone number, designation as chair, if   applicable, and term of office, including the date the term began   and the date the term expires, of each member of the district's   board of trustees:                (1)  annually; and                (2)  each time there is a change in the membership of   the board of trustees, not later than the 30th day after the date a   trustee is sworn in.          (d)  The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to   implement this section.          SECTION 4.  Section 11.159, Education Code, is amended by   adding Subsections (d-1), (d-2), and (d-3) to read as follows:          (d-1)  A regional education service center or another   authorized provider may not provide training under this section   until the agency has approved:                (1)  the provider to provide the training;                (2)  the content of the training;                (3)  the manner in which the training is provided; and                (4)  the location and time of the training.          (d-2)  The agency may not approve the provision of training   under this section:                (1)  by a provider who engages in electioneering or any   other form of political advocacy for or against any candidate,   measure, or political party;                (2)  by a provider, agent of a provider, or entity   affiliated with a provider that primarily represents political   subdivisions of this state; or                (3)  that occurs during a meeting of a professional   organization of school district employees.          (d-3)  The agency shall adopt a procedure for the appeal of a   disapproval of a training by a provider under Subsection (d-1).          SECTION 5.  Subchapter A, Chapter 12, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 12.005 to read as follows:          Sec. 12.005.  GOVERNING BOARD INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO   AGENCY. (a)  Each holder of a charter to operate a charter school   under this chapter shall submit to the agency the name, e-mail   address, phone number, designation as chair, if applicable, and   term of office, including the date the term began and the date the   term expires, of each member of the school's governing body:                (1)  annually; and                (2)  each time there is a change in the membership of   the governing body.          (b)  The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this   section.          SECTION 6.  Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 39.060 to read as follows:          Sec. 39.060.  RELATIVE PERFORMANCE PERCENTILE RANKING. The   commissioner shall annually assign and publish a relative   performance percentile ranking of each school district and   open-enrollment charter school based on the data used for   evaluating relative performance in the school progress domain under   Section 39.053(c)(2)(B).          SECTION 7.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.