The State Board of Education and the Lt. Governor have announced appointments to the Public School Finance Commission which was established when HB 21 passed during the 85th special legislative session. Under provisions of the bill, the commission is “established to develop and make recommendations for improvements to the current public school finance system or for new methods of financing public schools.”
The law specifies the following committee make-up of 13 members, consisting of the following:
(1) four members appointed by the governor;
(2) four members appointed by the lieutenant governor;
(3) four members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and
(4) a member of the State Board of Education, as designated by the chair of that board.
Below is a list of the appointments made by the State Board of Education (SBOE) and Lt. Governor Dan Patrick. No schedule for the commission has been established.
SBOE Appointment (1)
Keven Ellis, a Lufkin chiropractor
Lt. Governor Appointments (4)
Senate Education Chairman Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood
Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston
Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas
Dr. Doug Killian, Superintendent of Pflugerville ISD
Governor (4) & House Speaker Appointments (4)
Not yet appointed