Legislative Session Fellow

Description The Legislative Session Fellow will support the success of The Commit Partnership’s Policy & Advocacy team during the 90th Texas Legislative Session. This role provides broad support across legislative monitoring, policy analysis, research, data, events, and team coordination during a period of high activity, helping the team stay informed, organized, and responsive as education policy moves through the Texas Legislature.

Reporting to the Policy & Advocacy, Data Consultant, the Fellow will work closely with colleagues across the Policy & Advocacy team to monitor legislative activity, analyze and summarize policy developments, support partner communications and events, assist with data analysis and visualization, and maintain systems that help the team work effectively. The Fellow is designed as a generalist role that can flex across priorities as the needs of the legislative session shift week to week.

This role offers an opportunity to observe and contribute to state education policymaking in real time while building practical skills in policy research, legislative analysis, data interpretation, written communication, and stakeholder coordination. The Fellow will gain exposure to policy issues spanning early childhood through 12th grade, postsecondary education, and workforce development while receiving mentorship from experienced policy professionals. The ideal candidate is a strong writer and highly organized learner who can synthesize complex information, manage multiple assignments, collaborate across a team, and maintain accuracy in a fast-moving environment.

They are curious about education policy, comfortable working with data and research, and motivated by the opportunity to improve outcomes for Texas students. This position is expected to run January through May. This is a part-time position scheduled for 30 hours per week. The pay range for this role is $22–$25 per hour. This job description is a summary and is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee.

Requirements

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Legislative Monitoring & Policy Reporting: Monitor legislative hearings, committee activity, floor proceedings, and other developments related to Commit’s policy priorities. Take detailed, accurate notes and synthesize key decisions, themes, and next steps into clear updates for Policy & Advocacy team members and external partners. Bill & Policy Analysis: Review and summarize bill language, committee substitutes, amendments, fiscal information, and changes across legislative versions.

Translate complex statutory or policy information into concise, accessible summaries that help internal and external audiences understand what has changed, why it matters, and potential implications for students and education systems. Policy Research & Landscape Analysis: Conduct targeted state and national research across EC–12 and postsecondary-workforce…

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