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Committee advances bill letting State Board of Education chair hire staff to assist board duties

3446490 · May 21, 2025

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Summary

House Bill 3627, allowing the chair of the State Board of Education to employ personnel to assist in performing board duties, was reported favorably to the full Senate by the Senate Committee on Education K-16.

The Senate Committee on Education K-16 on Jan. 20 reported House Bill 3627 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass. The bill was described by the chair as authorizing the chair of the State Board of Education to employ personnel to assist in performing the board's duties.

Senator Menendez moved the committee to report the bill to the full Senate with the recommendation that it pass and be printed. The clerk called the roll and the committee recorded seven ayes and one nay. The chair announced the bill would be reported favorably to the full Senate.

The transcript records the committee motion and vote; it does not include detail in the record about job classifications, funding, or oversight language for any employed personnel. The committee's action was a procedural reporting to move the bill to the Senate floor for further consideration.