Apr 7, 2021 | 87th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
The House Public Education Committee met briefly April 7 to vote out the following bills on which testimony was heard March 30 (except for CSHB 1942, which was heard Tuesday): CSHB 3270 by Chair Harold Dutton (7-6 vote) would clarify statute to ensure the continued...
Apr 6, 2021 | 87th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
The House Public Education Committee met Tuesday, April 6, to hear testimony on 38 bills: Rep. Will Metcalf laid out HB 3597, which provides cleanup language for last session’s SB 11 (school safety). It would require a district to include a plan for responding...
Apr 1, 2021 | 87th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
The Senate Finance Committee has posted a hearing notice for 9 a.m., Wednesday, April 7, and among other bills, will hear testimony on two bills related to the Texas Teacher Retirement System: SB 202 Schwertner Would hold a reporting employer ultimately responsible...
Mar 31, 2021 | 87th Regular Session, Capitol Watch, Charter Schools
The Senate Education Committee met March 31 only to consider pending business. The committee voted out of committee bills on which testimony was heard at its prior hearings on March 18 and March 25: CSSB 89 by Sen. Jose Menendez (9-0 vote), which would provide a...
Mar 30, 2021 | 87th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
The House Public Education Committee met March 30 and heard testimony on the following bills: Rep. Travis Clardy laid out CSHB 1133, which would allow Rusk County to hold an election to either recommit to or revoke a county equalization tax it imposed. The bill was...
Mar 26, 2021 | 87th Regular Session, Capitol Watch, Executive Director's Blog, School Finance
District Leaders, Thank you for all the work you’re doing on behalf of Texas students! We have an important request regarding federal education stimulus dollars. As you know, with the passage of the American Rescue Plan, the total amount of federal COVID relief funds...
