Apr 29, 2021 | 87th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
The House Public Education Committee met April 28 to hear testimony on three bills the committee was unable to hear the day before due to a procedural issue. Included was SB 28 related to the State Board of Education’s charter applicant veto power. As the House...
Apr 28, 2021 | 87th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
The Senate Education Committee called a floor meeting April 28, during which members voted out the following bills. Testimony on most of these bills was heard in either the committee’s April 22 or April 27 hearing: CSSB 123 by Sen. Nathan Johnson would require...
Apr 28, 2021 | 87th Regular Session, Capitol Watch, School Finance
Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and Speaker of the House Dade Phelan announced on April 28 the release of $11.2 billion in new federal funds to help public schools address student learning loss and costs incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. These...
Apr 27, 2021 | 87th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
The Senate Education Committee met April 27 and heard testimony on the following 10 bills: Sen. Judith Zaffirini laid out SB 971, which would allow a local workforce development board to permit a child care provider to identify and refer children to the board who...
Apr 27, 2021 | 87th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
The House Public Education Committee met Tuesday, April 27, to hear testimony on several House bills as well as six education bills passed by the Senate. Due to a procedural issue, the committee was not able to resume its meeting after the full House adjourned to hear...
Apr 26, 2021 | 87th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
The Senate Education Committee will meet at 9 a.m., Tuesday, April 27, to hear testimony on the following bills: SB 123 Johnson Would require the State Board of Education to integrate social and emotional skills into the TEKS for K-12, beginning with the 2021-2022...