2025 bills / H.B. 453

H.B. 453 State School Board Transparency Amendments (2025)

Did not passWritten by Rep. Walt Brooks · carried in the Senate by Sen. David P. Hinkins

  1. Introduced
  2. House committee
  3. House vote
  4. Senate committee
  5. Senate vote (stopped here)
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

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This bill would require the State Board of Education to publish information about its meetings on its website. It would also allow the board to be required to issue a report.

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Official description
  • requires the state board to publish information related to state board meetings on the state board's website
  • may require the state board to issue a report
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