SB 1750 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to instructional facilities funding for certain open-enrollment charter schools.

SB 1750 would amend Texas education law to change how certain open-enrollment charter schools receive funding for school facilities. It requires charter schools to certify annually that no school leader or board member benefits financially from real estate deals with the school. The bill specifies that funds received under this provision can only be used for leasing or purchasing school buildings, paying related property taxes or debt, or financing school safety, technology, or athletic/performance arts facilities (excluding large stadiums). This bill directly affects eligible charter schools in Texas by restricting their use of facility funding and adding transparency requirements for real estate transactions. The bill was reported adversely by the Senate Education Committee on April 7, 2025.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 28, 2025 Last action Apr 22, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 5 edits · Apr 15, 2025

MODERATE

This bill updates the Texas Education Code to clarify and expand funding rules for open-enrollment charter schools. The changes include new eligibility requirements for receiving funds, modified calculations for funding amounts, and expanded allowable uses of charter school funds.

Scope change

The bill applies specifically to open-enrollment charter schools in Texas and modifies how they receive and use state funding.

ELIGIBILITY

Added new subsection (e-1) requiring charter school governing bodies to certify that administrators, officers, employees, board members, charter holders, and their close relatives do not derive financial benefit from real estate transactions with the school.

FISCAL

Modified the funding calculation formula in subsection (d) by changing the rate multiplier from 0.15 to 0.06, which affects the total amount charter schools receive.

Added new subsection (f-1) requiring charter school governing bodies to comply with Chapter 551 of the Government Code when considering bond issuance.

REQUIREMENT

Modified subsection (e-2) to clarify that the certification requirement applies to a broader range of individuals including family members related within the third degree by blood or second degree by marriage.

TECHNICAL

Updated the effective date from September 1, 2025 in Section 1 to September 1, 2025 in Section 2, and reorganized the bill structure from introduced to engrossed version.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2025

How they voted

25–5

Passed

Total votes 30

Apr 15, 2025

D Democratic10

6 Yea 4 Nay

60% Yea

R Republican20

19 Yea 1 Nay

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 22, 2025

Committee

Referred to Public Education

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Introduced

Received from the Senate

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

Apr 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed to engrossment as amended

upper

Apr 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

Apr 15, 2025

Introduced

Amendment(s) offered

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably as substituted

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Left pending in committee

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Testimony taken in committee

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Committee

Referred to Education K-16

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor