TITLE: Relating to a limitation on the salary of school administrators of school districts.

SUMMARY: Relating to a limitation on the salary of school administrators of school districts.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to a limitation on the salary of school administrators of school districts. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter E, Chapter 11, Education Code, is amended to read as follows: SUBCHAPTER E. SUPERINTENDENTS,[AND] PRINCIPALS,AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 11, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 11.203 to read as follows: Sec. 11.203. SALARY OF SUPERINTENDENT, PRINCIPAL, OR OTHER SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR. (a) In this section, "school administrator" means a person employed by a school district in an executive or managerial capacity. (b) A school district may not employ a superintendent, principal, or other school administrator for an annual salary in an amount that is greater than the amount of the annual salary authorized by the legislature for the governor. (c) The commissioner by rule shall require a school district to annually report to the agency information regarding the salary of a superintendent, principal, or other school administrator employed by the school district. SECTION 3. This Act applies to an employment contract that is entered into on or after September 1, 2025. An employment contract that is entered into before September 1, 2025, is governed by the law as it existed at the time the contract was entered into, and the former law remains in effect for that purpose. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.