May 5, 2021 | 87th Session, Capitol Watch
The Senate Education Committee will meet at 9 a.m., Thursday, May 6, to hear testimony on the following bills. Two have already been passed by the full House: HB 690 Metcalf SP: Zaffirini As filed, HB 690 requires a school board member to complete training on school...
May 4, 2021 | 87th Session, Capitol Watch
The Senate Education Committee met May 4 to hear testimony on the following mix of Senate bills and House bills already passed by that chamber: As the bill’s Senate sponsor, Sen. Judith Zaffirini laid out HB 725 by Rep. Jared Patterson. The bill would allow a...
May 4, 2021 | 87th Session, Capitol Watch
The House Public Education Committee met May 4 to hear testimony on the following bills. The committee also voted out three bills. Rep. Thresa Meza introduced HB 4064, which would expand existing bullying prevention policies and procedures to include harassment...
May 3, 2021 | 87th Session, Capitol Watch
The House Public Education Committee called a formal meeting Monday, May 3, to vote 14 bills out of committee. These bills will now go to the full House for consideration. The Senate bills listed have already been passed by that chamber. CSHB 3979 by Rep. Steve Toth...
May 3, 2021 | 87th Session, Capitol Watch
The Senate Education Committee will meet at 9 a.m., Tuesday, May 4, to hear testimony on the following mix of Senate bills and House bills already passed by that chamber: HB 699 Rosenthal SP: Zaffirini Would require school districts to excuse the absence of a student...
Apr 30, 2021 | 87th Session, Capitol Watch
The House Public Education Committee will meet at 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 4, to hear testimony on the following bills. All but two are bills passed by the full Senate. HB 1411 Gates | et al. It would allow funds from a district’s transportation allotment to be used...
