Capitol Watch Alert Archive
May 10: Senate Education Committee to Hear House Bills
The Senate Education Committee will begin meeting at 9:15 a.m., Wednesday, May 10, to hear testimony on the following (mostly House) bills related to K-12: HB 195 (Mary González, et al.) relating to provisions and plans by public schools to ensure the safety of...
House Public Education Committee Votes Out Several Senate Bills
The House Public Education Committee met Tuesday to hear testimony on these bills. They started the hearing by voting out the following bills, which will now go to the full House for consideration: HCR 34 (Holland) designates February 10 as Crossing Guard Appreciation...
May 9: House Public Education Committee to Hear Senate’s “Teachers’ Bill of Rights” and Truancy Bills + More
The House Public Education Committee will meet at 8 a.m., Tuesday, May 9, to hear testimony on the following bills, many of which have already been passed by the Senate: HB 45 (Christina Morales) requires ethnic studies, including Mexican-American and...
Instructional Materials & Tech Bill Passes House
HB 1605 on instructional materials and technology, a priority of legislative leadership and Commissioner of Education Mike Morath, passed overwhelmingly in the Texas House Wednesday after being amended on Tuesday. Three representatives offered amendments on behalf of...
May 4: Senate Education Committee to Hold Hearing on (Mostly) House Bills
The Senate Education Committee will meet at 8:30 a.m., Thursday, May 4, to hear testimony on several higher education bills as well as the following related to K-12: HB 473 (Hull, et al.) would require a school’s threat assessment and safe and supportive school team...
House Public Education Committee Sends Senate’s 6th Grade Advanced Math, Chaplain Bills to Full House
On Tuesday, May 2, 2023, the House Public Education Committee met to hear testimony on these bills. They also voted out the following bills, which will go to the full House for consideration: HB 1206 (Guillen) prohibits the financial accountability system from...
HB 2162 as Amended Addresses TASA Concerns
HB 2162 by Rep. Harold Dutton was heard on Friday, April 28, 2023, but did not receive the votes needed to pass. At a stakeholder meeting, we learned that the bill would be reconsidered Monday, May 1. We confirmed that the amendments added to the bill on Friday...
May 2: House Public Education Committee to Hear Senate’s 10 Commandments Bill + More
The House Public Education Committee will meet at 8 a.m., Tuesday, May 2, to hear testimony on the following bills: HB 1281 (Jolanda Jones) requires public schools, including charters, to provide written notice to parents/guardians if they do not have a nurse assigned...
House Public Education Committee Votes Several Senate and House Bills
The House Public Education Committee called a formal meeting Friday to vote out the following bills, which will go to the full House for consideration: SB 68 (Zaffirini) would permit a school district to excuse a student who is a junior or senior in high school from...
Friday Action Alert: Tell Your House Member to Vote “No” on HB 2162 Today!
HB 2162 by Rep. Harold Dutton is set on the House calendar today, Friday, April 28. The House goes into session at 9 a.m. TASA went to Rep. Dutton’s office prior to the hearing on this bill in March and asked to speak with someone to discuss our concerns with the...
Senate Education Committee Votes Out Bills Expanding Student Transfers, Requiring Parental Consent for Psychological Tests, Reporting GT Data, and More
The Senate Education Committee met Thursday, April 27, to hear testimony on these bills. The committee voted the following bills related to K-12 out of committee. They will now go to the full Senate for consideration: CSSB 418 (Paxton), heard in committee April 19,...
House Passes HB 100 School Finance Bill to Third Reading
On Wednesday, April 26, 2023, the Texas House considered HB 100 by Chairman Ken King on second reading. Several notable provisions of HB 100 include: Increases the Basic Allotment to $6,250 (2024) and $6,300 (2025). Adds an inflation factor beginning the next...
House Pub Ed Votes Out 3 Bills April 25
The House Public Education met Tuesday, April 25, to hear these bills. They also voted out the following bills, which will now go to the full House for consideration: SB 294 (Johnson) allows school personnel and school volunteers who are authorized and trained to...
Thursday, April 27: Senate Education Committee to Hold Hearing
The Senate Education Committee will meet at 8:30 a.m., Thursday, April 27, to hear testimony on the following bills: SB 165 (Campbell) relates to parental rights in public education and to audits of school district curricula by TEA. The bill allows parents to file a...
Tuesday, April 25: House Public Education Committee to Hear SB 11 on Safety + More House Bills
The House Public Education Committee will meet at 8 a.m., Tuesday, April 25, to hear testimony on the following bills: HB 1206 (Guillen) relates to a determination of a school district's assets to liabilities ratio under the public school financial accountability...
House Public Education Committee Holds Second Hearing of Week April 20
The House Public Education Committee held its second hearing of the week Thursday, April 20, 2023, and heard testimony on the following bills: HB 4870 (Howard) requires districts to automatically place fifth-grade students in advanced sixth-grade math classes if the...
Monday, April 24: House Youth Health & Safety Committee to Hold Hearing
The House Select Committee on Youth Health & Safety will meet Monday, April 24, at 1:30 p.m. or upon adjournment of the full House to hear testimony on the following bills: HB 34 (Toth, et al.) relates to a public school classroom safety review and referral...
Senate Education Committee Votes Out Bill Reinstating Minimum Days of Instruction, Others + Hears Testimony on Many Others
The Senate Education Committee met Wednesday, April 19, 2023. In addition to a number of bills from the Subcommittee on Higher Education, the committee voted out the following K-12 bills, which will go to the full Senate for consideration: SB 410 (Paxton), heard in...
House Public Education Committee Holds Hearing 1 of 2 for Week
The House Public Education Committee met Tuesday, April 18. Following is a summary of the hearing. HB 2808 (VanDeaver) prohibits TEA from auditing, investigating, or modifying the academic or financial accountability ratings of schools after final ratings have been...
Wednesday, April 19: Bills on the Senate Ed Committee Agenda
The Senate Education Committee will meet starting at 9 a.m., Wednesday, April 19, to hear testimony on the following bills: SB 2117 (Creighton) would require that a school district bond election proposition include the following statement: "THIS AUTHORIZES THE...