Oct 10, 2023 | 2023 Special Sessions on Vouchers, Capitol Watch, School Finance, Vouchers & School Choice
SB 1 by Sen. Brandon Creighton was filed Monday evening. The $500 million program would be funded out of General Revenue and administered through the Comptroller’s office. Other provisions of the voucher bill include: $8,000 per eligible student annually to pay for...
Oct 10, 2023 | 2023 Special Sessions on Vouchers, Capitol Watch, School Finance, School Safety, Teacher Compensation
On Monday, October 9, Sen. Brandon Creighton, chair of the Senate Education Committee, filed SB 2, which includes the following: Provides for a one-time Teacher Retention Payment for this school year that will be considered a bonus payment and extended after this...
Aug 11, 2023 | School Finance, Teacher Compensation, Teacher Shortage, Vouchers & School Choice
On August 11, 2023, the Texas House Select Committee on Education Opportunity and Enrichment released its initial interim report to the 88th Texas Legislature. The committee made a host of recommendations in response to its three charges: Charge 1: Ensuring all Texas...
Jul 17, 2023 | 2023 Special Session, Capitol Watch
On Thursday, July 13, after a weeks-long impasse, both the House and Senate passed property tax relief measures. The two bills are now headed to the governor’s desk. SB 2 and SB 3 include the following: Compress tax rates by 10.7 cents ($12 billion) Increase the...
Jul 10, 2023 | 2023 Special Session, Capitol Watch
The House Select Committee on Educational Opportunity & Enrichment will meet in Room 140 of the John H. Reagan Building (northwest of the Capitol) starting at 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 11, and starting at 9 a.m., Wednesday, July 12, to hear invited testimony on:...
Jun 12, 2023 | Capitol Watch
Texas Speaker of the House Dade Phelan announced Monday the creation of a new Select Committee on Educational Opportunity and Enrichment, noting it was done with “a special session on education matters all but certain.” The select committee will be...