Capitol Watch Alert Archive
Speaker of the House Issues Interim Charges
Originally posted November 25, 2019, and updated December 5. On November 25, 2019, Speaker of the House Dennis Bonnen posted a list of charges for committees of the Texas House of Representatives to study during the interim before the 2021 legislative session. The...
TASA Members Appointed to HB 3-Related Committees
On November 7, 2019, TEA announced the appointees to two new committees created as a result of HB 3. The Special Education Allotment Advisory Committee will develop and make recommendations regarding methods of financing special education. The Compensatory Education...
Lieutenant Governor Releases 2019 Interim Charges to the Texas Senate
On October 30, 2019, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick posted a list of 116 charges for committees of the Texas Senate to study during the interim before the 2021 legislative session. The charges include seven that were issued to the Senate Select Committee on Mass Violence...
House Public Education Committee Holds Interim Hearing on HB 3 and HB 22
On October 28, 2019, the Texas House Public Education Committee (see the committee handout) heard from Commissioner of Education Mike Morath and two panels of educators on issues related to the implementation of A-F rules under HB 22 (2017) and school finance...
House Public Education Committee to Meet October 28
The House Public Education Committee will meet at 11 a.m., Monday, October 28 in Room E2.036 of the Texas Capitol. The committee will hear invited testimony on the Texas Education Agency's implementation of House Bill 3 (2019) and House Bill 22 (2017). There will be...
TASA and TASB Submit Joint Public Comments on Proposed Sanction and Intervention Rules
TASA and TASB joined efforts to provide public comments on proposed commissioner rule changes to the rules governing interventions and sanctions for campuses, campus intervention teams, and campus turnaround plans. The public comment period concluded October 21, and...
TASA and TASB Collaborate on Public Comments on School District Accreditation
TASA and TASB staff worked together to prepare written public comments on a proposed commissioner's rule relating to a school district’s accreditation status. The proposed rule provides that a district’s accreditation status will be lowered if the district receives a...
9 Organizations Join TASA in Making Recommendations to SBEC
Prior to the October 4, 2019, State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) meeting, nine education-related organizations signed on to TASA’s written public testimony. Collectively, the 10 organizations represent school administrators and school trustees in small,...
Video Urges Commitment to Texas’ Future via Public Education
As House Bill (HB) 3, “The Texas Plan” for school finance, heads to the floor of the Texas House Wednesday, April 3, TASA is pleased to share a new video that emphasizes the essential role that public education plays in the future of the Texas economy. The video,...
TASA Posts 2019 Legislative Priorities
TASA has finalized and posted a list of priorities for the 2019 legislative session.
TASA Statement on A-F Public School Accountability System
AUSTIN – Regardless of the results of the Texas Education Agency’s first issuance of letter-grade ratings to Texas public school districts, the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) will continue to advocate for the establishment of a more comprehensive,...
HB 22 on A-F Signed by the Governor
The governor has signed HB 22, which makes changes to the A-F accountability system. The final version does not delay A-F ratings for districts (first official ratings scheduled for August 2018) but delays A-F for campuses until 2019.
TASA Statement on HB 21 on School Finance
AUSTIN – The Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) applauds the tireless and valiant work of Speaker Joe Straus and House Public Education Chairman Dan Huberty on HB 21. For the first time in decades, the Legislature had the chance to take steps toward...
TASA Applauds Chairman Huberty as We Celebrate Texas Public Schools
AUSTIN - As we join the efforts across the state today to Celebrate Texas Public Schools, the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) and the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) would like to applaud House Public Education Committee Chairman Dan...