Mar 26, 2021 | 87th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
The House State Affairs Committee met March 25. Committee members began the meeting by voting out of committee Rep. Trent Ashby’s HB 5, which would expand broadband access. On March 18, Granger ISD Superintendent Randy Willis testified in support of the bill on behalf...
Mar 25, 2021 | 87th Regular Session, Capitol Watch, Charter Schools
The Senate Education Committee met March 25 and heard testimony on the following bills. Sen. Kel Seliger laid out SB 289, which would allow a school to excuse a student absence one time only if the student can prove the absence was due to obtaining a driver’s license...
Mar 25, 2021 | 87th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
The House Public Education Committee will meet at 8 a.m., Tuesday, March 30, to hear testimony on the following bills: HB 3270 Dutton The companion bill to SB 1365 (Bettencourt) heard March 25 in the Senate Education Committee, HB 3270 would make commissioner...
Mar 23, 2021 | 87th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
The House Public Education Committee met March 23. Rep. Dan Huberty introduced HB 1525 — the HB 3 (86th legislative session) “cleanup bill.” Huberty said that a committee substitute was forthcoming and mentioned several issues that will be considered when drafting the...
Mar 22, 2021 | 87th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
The Senate Education Committee will meet at 9 a.m., Thursday, March 25, to hear testimony on the following bills: SB 28 Bettencourt | et al. Relating to the approval of open-enrollment charter schools and the applicability of certain state and local laws to...
Mar 18, 2021 | 87th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
The Senate Committee on Education met March 18. The hearing began with a discussion with Commissioner of Education Mike Morath, who shared a slide presentation with similar information to that he shared at the House Public Education Committee’s first hearing....
