Texas Education Code
§ 7.057 — APPEALS
ED § 7.057Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part B. STATE AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE · Ch. 7. STATE ORGANIZATION · Art. C. COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Statute text
View on source(a)Except as provided by Subsection (e), a person may appeal in writing to the commissioner if the person is aggrieved by:
(1)the school laws of this state; or
(2)actions or decisions of any school district board of trustees that violate:
(A)the school laws of this state; or
(B)a provision of a written employment contract between the school district and a school district employee, if a violation causes or would cause monetary harm to the employee. (a-1) A person is not required to appeal to the commissioner before pursuing a remedy under a law outside of Title 1 or this title to which Title 1 or this title makes reference or with which Title 1 or this title requires compliance.
(b)Except as provided by Subsection (c), the commissioner after due notice to the parties interested shall, not later than the 180th day after the date an appeal under Subsection (a) is filed, hold a hearing and issue a decision without cost to the parties involved. In conducting a hearing under this subsection, the commissioner has the same authority relating to discovery and conduct of a hearing as a hearing examiner has under Subchapter F, Chapter 21. This section does not deprive any party of any legal remedy.
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Legislative history
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1111 (H.B. 829), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 371 (H.B. 2952), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 6 (H.B. 8), Sec. 3.001, eff. December 4, 2025.