Mar 18, 2021 | 87th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
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...
Mar 16, 2021 | 87th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
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...
Mar 16, 2021 | 87th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
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...
Mar 11, 2021 | 87th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
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...
Mar 11, 2021 | 87th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
The 87th legislative session is in full swing and lawmakers continue to work on the state budget. The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER II) and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 will provide approximately $18 billion in emergency relief...
Mar 9, 2021 | 87th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
The House Public Education Committee met March 9. Chair Harold Dutton began the meeting by announcing that at the request of the authors, HB 691 by Rep. Will Metcalf and HB 759 Rep. Sam Harless had been pulled. The committee heard testimony on the following bills:...
