---
title: Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools - Texas Legislation
subject: Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools
total_bills: 24
unique_authors: 20
critical_bills: 15
high_cost_bills: 7
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education-primary-secondary-charter-schools"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 24
- **Unique Authors:** 20
- **Critical Compliance:** 15 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 7 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 17

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 16 bills
- **Senate:** 8 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 15 bills
- **Moderate:** 7 bills
- **Unanalyzed:** 2 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Charles Creighton** (R, Senate) - 3 bills
- **Paul Bettencourt** (R, Senate) - 3 bills
- **Brad Buckley** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Carol Alvarado** (D, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Caroline Fairly** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Don McLaughlin** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Bryan Hughes** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Barbara Gervin-Hawkins** (D, House) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Education--Primary & Secondary](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education-primary-secondary) (24 shared bills)
- [Education](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education) (24 shared bills)
- [Education--School Districts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education-school-districts) (19 shared bills)
- [EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education-agency-texas) (11 shared bills)
- [EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education-commissioner-of) (8 shared bills)
- [State Finances--Management & Control](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/state-finances-management-control) (7 shared bills)
- [Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education-primary-secondary-other-school-personnel) (7 shared bills)
- [Education--Primary & Secondary--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education-primary-secondary-general) (7 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Texas Education Agency](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-education-agency) - 19 bills
- [Health and Human Services Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/health-and-human-services-commission) - 3 bills
- [Texas Commission on Law Enforcement](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-commission-on-law-enforcement) - 2 bills
- [State Board of Education](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/state-board-of-education) - 2 bills
- [State Board for Educator Certification](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/state-board-for-educator-certification) - 2 bills
- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 2 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB2](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2-89th-regular) | Relating to public education and public sc... | Critical | High |
| [HB33](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb33-89th-regular) | Relating to active shooter incidents at pr... | Critical | High |
| [SB2](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of an educat... | Critical | High |
| [SB25](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb25-89th-regular) | Relating to health and nutrition standards... | Critical | High |
| [SB568](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb568-89th-regular) | Relating to special education in public sc... | Critical | High |
| [SB569](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb569-89th-regular) | Relating to the provision of virtual educa... | Critical | High |
| [HB120](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb120-89th-regular) | Relating to college, career, and military ... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB121](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb121-89th-regular) | Relating to measures for ensuring public s... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB1481](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1481-89th-regular) | Relating to school district and open-enrol... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB210](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb210-89th-regular) | Relating to contracting with a school dist... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB6](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb6-89th-regular) | Relating to discipline management and acce... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB1049](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1049-89th-regular) | Relating to excused absences from public s... | Critical | Low |
| [SB11](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb11-89th-regular) | Relating to a period of prayer and reading... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB12](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb12-89th-regular) | Relating to parental rights in public educ... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB865](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb865-89th-regular) | Relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB1490](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1490-89th-regular) | Relating to adult high school charter prog... | Unanalyzed | High |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB120](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb120-89th-regular) | Relating to college, career, and mili... | Keith Bell (R) | Critical |
| [HB121](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb121-89th-regular) | Relating to measures for ensuring pub... | Ken King (R) | Critical |
| [HB1481](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1481-89th-regular) | Relating to school district and open-... | Caroline Fairly (R) | Critical |
| [HB2](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2-89th-regular) | Relating to public education and publ... | Brad Buckley (R) | Critical |
| [HB210](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb210-89th-regular) | Relating to contracting with a school... | Ryan Guillen (R) | Critical |
| [HB33](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb33-89th-regular) | Relating to active shooter incidents ... | Don McLaughlin (R) | Critical |
| [HB4687](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4687-89th-regular) | Relating to the applicability of cert... | Barbara Gervin-Hawkins (D) | Moderate |
| [HB6](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb6-89th-regular) | Relating to discipline management and... | Jeff Leach (R) | Critical |
| [SB1049](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1049-89th-regular) | Relating to excused absences from pub... | Phil King (R) | Critical |
| [SB11](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb11-89th-regular) | Relating to a period of prayer and re... | Mayes Middleton (R) | Critical |
| [SB12](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb12-89th-regular) | Relating to parental rights in public... | Charles Creighton (R) | Critical |
| [SB1490](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1490-89th-regular) | Relating to adult high school charter... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | - |
| [SB1619](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1619-89th-regular) | Relating to the use of an epinephrine... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Moderate |
| [SB1952](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1952-89th-regular) | Relating to the administration and op... | Angela Paxton (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of an e... | Charles Creighton (R) | Critical |
| [SB226](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb226-89th-regular) | Relating to establishing residency fo... | Royce West (D) | Moderate |
| [SB2314](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2314-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of an electr... | Charles Creighton (R) | Moderate |
| [SB25](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb25-89th-regular) | Relating to health and nutrition stan... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Critical |
| [SB2986](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2986-89th-regular) | Relating to use by a religious organi... | Donna Campbell (R) | Moderate |
| [SB314](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb314-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting certain food ... | Bryan Hughes (R) | - |
| [SB568](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb568-89th-regular) | Relating to special education in publ... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Critical |
| [SB569](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb569-89th-regular) | Relating to the provision of virtual ... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Critical |
| [SB865](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb865-89th-regular) | Relating to instruction in cardiopulm... | Carol Alvarado (D) | Critical |
| [SB920](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb920-89th-regular) | Relating to the administration of non... | Kevin Sparks (R) | Moderate |

## Source Links

- [Full Interactive Analysis](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education-primary-secondary-charter-schools)
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