Capitol Watch Alert Archive
House Pub Ed Committee Hears Testimony on Another 31 Bills
The House Public Education Committee met Tuesday, April 13, to hear 31 bills. Chair Harold Dutton began the meeting by noting that the committee would not vote out any bills on Tuesday, but would have a floor meeting on Thursday, April 14, to do so. Rep. Alex...
Senate Education Committee Votes Out 10 Bills, Hears Testimony on 9 More
The Senate Education Committee, which has met on Thursdays so far this session, met Tuesday, April 13. The committee voted out the following bills, which will go to the Senate for consideration: CSSB 369 by Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, as filed, would require high school...
Senate Ed Hears Testimony on 13 Bills
The Senate Education Committee met April 8 to hear testimony on the following bills: Sen. Royce West laid out SB 1267, which he said was born out of an effort to streamline educator training requirements by a workgroup of educators and administrators. It would amend...
House Public Education Committee Votes Out 12 Bills
The House Public Education Committee met briefly April 7 to vote out the following bills on which testimony was heard March 30 (except for CSHB 1942, which was heard Tuesday): CSHB 3270 by Chair Harold Dutton (7-6 vote) would clarify statute to ensure the continued...
House Public Education Committee Hears 38 Bills on April 6
The House Public Education Committee met Tuesday, April 6, to hear testimony on 38 bills: Rep. Will Metcalf laid out HB 3597, which provides cleanup language for last session's SB 11 (school safety). It would require a district to include a plan for responding to a...
April 7: Senate Finance Committee to Hear Testimony on TRS Bills
The Senate Finance Committee has posted a hearing notice for 9 a.m., Wednesday, April 7, and among other bills, will hear testimony on two bills related to the Texas Teacher Retirement System: SB 202 Schwertner Would hold a reporting employer ultimately responsible...
Senate Ed Votes Out SB 28 Charter School Bill + Others
The Senate Education Committee met March 31 only to consider pending business. The committee voted out of committee bills on which testimony was heard at its prior hearings on March 18 and March 25: CSSB 89 by Sen. Jose Menendez (9-0 vote), which would provide a...
House Pub Ed Committee Hears Bills on Remote Learning, Accountability, More
The House Public Education Committee met March 30 and heard testimony on the following bills: Rep. Travis Clardy laid out CSHB 1133, which would allow Rusk County to hold an election to either recommit to or revoke a county equalization tax it imposed. The bill was...
Show Legislators Your ESSER Funding Plans
District Leaders, Thank you for all the work you’re doing on behalf of Texas students! We have an important request regarding federal education stimulus dollars. As you know, with the passage of the American Rescue Plan, the total amount of federal COVID relief funds...
House State Affairs Hears Community Censorship aka “Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying” Bill
The House State Affairs Committee met March 25. Committee members began the meeting by voting out of committee Rep. Trent Ashby’s HB 5, which would expand broadband access. On March 18, Granger ISD Superintendent Randy Willis testified in support of the bill on behalf...
Senate Ed Committee Hears Testimony on SB 28 Charter School Bill + More
The Senate Education Committee met March 25 and heard testimony on the following bills. Sen. Kel Seliger laid out SB 289, which would allow a school to excuse a student absence one time only if the student can prove the absence was due to obtaining a driver’s license...
Bills on the House Pub Ed Agenda March 30, 2021
The House Public Education Committee will meet at 8 a.m., Tuesday, March 30, to hear testimony on the following bills: HB 3270 Dutton The companion bill to SB 1365 (Bettencourt) heard March 25 in the Senate Education Committee, HB 3270 would make commissioner...
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House Pub Ed Meets on HB 3 Cleanup Bill + More
The House Public Education Committee met March 23. Rep. Dan Huberty introduced HB 1525 — the HB 3 (86th legislative session) “cleanup bill.” Huberty said that a committee substitute was forthcoming and mentioned several issues that will be considered when drafting the...
Bills on the Senate Ed Agenda March 25, 2021
The Senate Education Committee will meet at 9 a.m., Thursday, March 25, to hear testimony on the following bills: SB 28 Bettencourt | et al. Relating to the approval of open-enrollment charter schools and the applicability of certain state and local laws to...
Senate Education Committee Holds First Hearing of the 87th Legislative Session
The Senate Committee on Education met March 18. The hearing began with a discussion with Commissioner of Education Mike Morath, who shared a slide presentation with similar information to that he shared at the House Public Education Committee’s first hearing....
Bills on the House Pub Ed Agenda March 23, 2021
The House Public Education Committee will meet at 8 a.m., Tuesday, March 23, to hear testimony on the following bills: HB 144 González, Mary Would require school districts to prepare an individualized education program supplement (to be included with the written...
House Pub Ed and House Land and Resource Management Committees Meet on Education Bills
House Public Education Committee Hears Testimony on 10 Bills The House Public Education Committee met March 16. The committee heard testimony on the following bills: Rep. Mary Gonzalez introduced HB 159, which would change the training and staff development...
Bills on the Senate Ed Agenda March 18, 2021
The Senate Education Committee posted a hearing notice for 9 a.m., Thursday, March 18. The committee will meet to adopt rules, organize, and to consider the following: SB 89 Menéndez Would require school districts to prepare an individualized education program...
Bills on the House Pub Agenda March 16, 2021
The House Public Education Committee is scheduled to meet at 8 a.m., Tuesday, March 16, to hear testimony on the following bills: HB 129 González, Mary As filed, this bill creates a new graduation requirement of one credit in digital citizenship. It also would add to...