May 13, 2021 | 87th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
The Senate Education Committee met May 13 to hear testimony on the following bills: Sen. Donna Campbell laid our her bill, SB 1083, which would make sex education an opt-in course that requires written permission from a parent/legal guardian before a student could...
May 12, 2021 | 87th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
The Senate Education Committee will meet at 9 a.m., Thursday, May 13, to hear testimony on the following bills: HB 129 González, Mary | et al., SP: Zaffirini Adds to the topics that should be covered under essential knowledge and skills related to “digital...
May 11, 2021 | 87th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
On May 11 the Senate Education Committee voted out a committee substitute to HB 1525, the HB 3 cleanup bill. Chair Larry Taylor noted that there is still room for work to be done on the bill prior to final passage. The chairman said that school districts will receive...
May 11, 2021 | 87th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
The House Public Education Committee held a formal meeting May 11 during which they voted out the following bills, sending them to the full House for consideration: SB 168 by Sen. Cesar Blanco (companion to HB 1016 by Rep. Claudia Ordaz Perez) requires a school...
May 10, 2021 | 87th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
The Senate Education Committee held a formal meeting May 10 during which they voted out the following bills, sending them to the full Senate for consideration: HB 773 by Rep. Gary VanDeaver. As filed, the bill would require TEA to include students who successfully...
May 6, 2021 | 87th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
The Senate Education Committee met May 6 to hear testimony on five bills: Chair Larry Taylor laid out a substitute for SB 2094. As substituted, it would: remove grade promotion requirements tied to STAAR tests for grades 5 and 8; establish accelerated learning...