Nov 8, 2023 | 2023 Special Sessions on Vouchers, A-F Ratings, Capitol Watch, Charter Schools, School Finance, School Safety, Teacher Compensation, Vouchers & School Choice
On Tuesday, November 7, the first evening of the fourth called special session, Chairman Brad Buckley filed HB 1, a 177-page dense bill that was referred to the Select Committee on Educational Opportunity and Enrichment. A hearing on the bill will be held Thursday,...
Apr 11, 2023 | 88th Regular Session, Capitol Watch, Charter Schools, School Finance, Vouchers & School Choice
The Senate Education Committee will meet at 9 a.m., Wednesday, April 12, 2023, to hear testimony on the following bills: SB 1261 (Paxton) relates to accelerated instruction provided to public school students who fail to achieve satisfactory performance on certain...
Feb 28, 2023 | 88th Regular Session, Capitol Watch, Charter Schools, School Finance
Final Bill Report 2023 Regular Session Final Bill Summaries Report Committee/Task Force Reports & More Teacher Vacancy Task Force Recommendations Lieutenant Governor’s Top 30 Legislative Priorities House Committee on Public Education Interim Report to the...
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...
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 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...
