Jan 24, 2023 | 88th Regular Session, Capitol Watch, Charter Schools, School Finance
Committee/Task Force Reports & More House Committee on Public Education Interim Report to the 88th Texas Legislature Texas Commission on Special Education Funding Report to the 88th Texas Legislature Texas Commission on Virtual Education Report Senate Education...
Jan 23, 2023 | 88th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
On January 23, 2023, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced Senate committee assignments. Of interest to TASA members is the composition of the two Senate Education Committees as follows: Senate Committee on Education Brandon Creighton (R-Nacogdoches), Chair Donna...
Jan 17, 2023 | 88th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
The Texas Commission on Virtual Education was established in 2021 by the 87th Texas Legislature through HB 3643. The commission’s charge was to develop and make recommendations — by the end of the 2022 calendar year — on the delivery of virtual education in the...
Jan 9, 2023 | 88th Regular Session, Capitol Watch, School Finance
HB 1525 (87th Texas Legislature) established the Texas Commission on Special Education Funding, which was tasked with developing and making legislative recommendations for methods of financing special education in public schools. The commissioner of education held...
Jan 9, 2023 | 88th Regular Session, Capitol Watch, Charter Schools
TASA has joined 20 other organizations with vested interest in public education to support recommendations that ensure students, parents, and taxpayers have more voice in the choices they make for their children and communities. The five recommendations for the 88th...
Jan 9, 2023 | 88th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
In response to the charges issued by Texas Speaker of the House Dade Phelan for all House committees for the interim between the 87th and 88th Texas Legislatures, the House Public Education Committee released this interim report, dated December 2022. Following is a...