---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to training requirements for a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district."
description: "Relating to training requirements for a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 690"
citation: "Texas HB 690 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION", "STATE BOARD OF (V0086)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--General (I0230)", "Education--School Districts (I0220)", "Minors--Health & Safety (I0533)", "SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER", "TEXAS (V0224)", "Safety (I0740)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Metcalf", "Zaffirini"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 50
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-12-01"
last_action: "2021-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3e3327a-5819-4ec8-bfbb-bd293ac4f977"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00600_HB00699/HB 690.xml"
source_hash: "b4b0f85706f06d750b67a4d18405f21fbaf32b231bf90c5db806b3da3704828d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
---

# Texas HB 690 (87) — Relating to training requirements for a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00690I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00690E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00690H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00690S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00690F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **144–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Metcalf — primary (person)
- Zaffirini — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-12-01** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-01** Referred to Public Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-09** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-09** Left pending in committee
- **2021-03-16** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-16** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-23** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-03-23** Committee report distributed
- **2021-03-24** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-04-01** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-04-07** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-04-07** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-07** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-07** Record vote
- **2021-04-07** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-08** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-08** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-08** Record vote
- **2021-04-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-08** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-08** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-04-12** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-12** Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-06** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-06** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-06** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-05-06** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-13** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-14** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-14** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-17** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-19** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-19** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-19** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-19** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-19** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-19** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-19** Record vote
- **2021-05-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-19** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-19** Record vote
- **2021-05-19** Senate passage reported
- **2021-05-19** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-20** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-22** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-07** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-07** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e3e3327a-5819-4ec8-bfbb-bd293ac4f977`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).