May 17, 2023 | 88th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
Before adjourning to go to the Senate floor on Wednesday, May 17, the Senate Education Committee voted out the following bills related to K-12 that have already been passed by the House: HB 1002 (Price, et al.) provides for the inclusion of a licensed chiropractor or...
May 17, 2023 | 88th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
The Senate Education Committee held a formal meeting Tuesday, May 17, and voted out the following bills related to K-12: HB 3 (Burrows/Nichols) is the school safety bill with negotiated language from Rep. Burrows’ HB 3, Rep. Ken King’s HB 13, and Sen....
May 17, 2023 | 88th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
The House Public Education Committee met a second time after the full House adjourned Tuesday, May 16, to vote out the following bills (Senate bills have already been passed by that chamber): SB 11 (Nichols/Ken King) is a school safety bill that combines Sen....
May 16, 2023 | 88th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
The Senate Education Committee will meet starting at 9 a.m., Wednesday, May 17, to hear testimony on the following K-12 bills, which have been passed by the House: HB 4372 (Oliverson, et al.) authorizes the governing body of a private school that has an enrollment of...
May 16, 2023 | 88th Regular Session, Capitol Watch
The House Public Education Committee met Tuesday, May 16, 2023, to hear testimony on these Senate bills. Brian Woods testified against SB 418 (Paxton, et al.) on behalf of TASA and the Texas School Alliance. The bill would permit students to transfer to any public...
May 16, 2023 | 88th Regular Session, A-F Ratings, Capitol Watch, Vouchers & School Choice
The House Public Education Committee met Monday, May 15, to hear invited testimony only on a new, 80-page House substitute for CSSB 8, which creates an ESA/voucher program and makes major changes to the assessment/accountability system. Seven panels presented...
