HB 955 mandates that elections for the board of trustees of independent school districts be conducted on a partisan basis, requiring candidates to declare party alignment. It aligns school board election dates with general state and county elections, standardizes trustee terms to four years, and introduces provisions for party nominations by primary elections or conventions, depending on the political party's size. It also repeals existing exemptions for certain school district elections and applies only to elections ordered after the effective date of September 1, 2025​.