BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 2336

By: Allen

Public Education

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Currently, an employment policy of a public school district must provide each district employee with the right to present grievances to the district's board of trustees. However, the bill author has informed the committee that some districts do not provide employees with an in-person school board hearing on a grievance; instead, the employee is limited to making a written argument or submission to the board for consideration. The bill author further informed the committee that, while such practices are consistent with state law, these practices are detrimental to various educators—for example, many non-native English speakers are more comfortable speaking in English than writing in English and may drop a grievance if required to write out their issue. H.B. 2336 seeks to address this issue by specifying that such an employment policy must provide each district employee with the right to present a grievance in person to the district's board of trustees.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

ANALYSIS

H.B. 2336 amends the Education Code, with respect to the requirement that the employment policy of an independent school district provide each district employee with the right to present grievances to the district board of trustees, to specify that the policy must provide the right to present grievances in person to the board. The bill applies beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2025.