Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

House Public Education Committee Apr 20th, 2023

Meeting Video(s)

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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Public Education Apr 20th, 2023 at 08:04 am 1 of 2

House Public Education Committee

The meeting focused on several bills concerning education policies in Texas, specifically highlighting House Bill 3708, which aims to ensure public schools receive funding for homeschool students participating in UIL activities. The committee heard testimonies from various stakeholders, including representatives from the Texas Home School Coalition and Texas 2036, who spoke in support of the bill. Other bills discussed included measures regarding advanced math pathways and seizure management plans for students. Multiple witnesses provided insights into the implications of these bills on student access and educational outcomes.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Public Education Apr 20th, 2023 at 03:04 pm 2 of 2

House Public Education Committee

Bills on the Agenda

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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB83

Filed
11/14/22  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to authorizing the use of a writing portfolio assessment to assess writing performance for public school students.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2615

Filed
2/22/23  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the operation by a school district of a foundation and trade diploma program to provide eligible high school students with educational training under a plan for the issuance of a high school diploma and the application of certain student-based allotments under the public school finance system.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3928

Filed
3/7/23  
Out of House Committee
4/27/23  
Voted on by House
5/3/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/15/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/17/23  
Governor Action
6/10/23  
Relating to dyslexia evaluations and services for public school students, the provision of services for students with dyslexia and related disorders, and certain parental notice regarding the rights of parents of public school students with disabilities.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1804

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the instructional material list and supplemental instructional materials adopted by the State Board of Education.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4402

Filed
3/9/23  
Out of House Committee
5/1/23  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the administration of certain assessment instruments, the accountability rating system for assessing campus and district performance, public school career and technology education programs, and an extracurricular and cocurricular allotment under the Foundation School Program.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3708

Filed
3/6/23  
Out of House Committee
4/25/23  
Voted on by House
5/12/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/22/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/17/23  
Relating to creating an allotment under the Foundation School Program for school districts that allow non-enrolled students to participate in University Interscholastic League activities.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3832

Filed
3/7/23  
Out of House Committee
4/25/23  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the disposal of certain instructional materials by a public school.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4210

Filed
3/8/23  
Out of House Committee
4/25/23  
Voted on by House
5/2/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/12/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/17/23  
Governor Action
6/12/23  
Relating to the qualifications to serve as a member of a board of trustees of a military reservation school district and rules adopted by the State Board of Education for the governance of a special-purpose district.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB651

Filed
11/14/22  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the inclusion of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps and Leadership Officer Training Corps programs as public school career and technology education programs and the indicator of achievement for military readiness under the public school accountability system.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4656

Filed
3/9/23  
Out of House Committee
4/28/23  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the creation of a temporary educator certificate for educators certified by other states.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4522

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the information that must be included in a school district bond election proposition.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3028

Filed
2/28/23  
Out of House Committee
4/28/23  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a credit for prepayment of the amount required to be paid by a school district for the purchase of attendance credit under the public school finance system.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB5167

Filed
3/10/23  
Out of House Committee
4/28/23  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to protections for certain military dependents enrolled in a public school.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4358

Filed
3/9/23  
Out of House Committee
4/25/23  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to including digital teaching in the micro-credential certification program for public school educator continuing education.
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Texas House Bill HB4514

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to public school accountability, including the assessment of academic performance, and district and campus performance standards and sanctions.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3610

Filed
3/6/23  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a seizure management and treatment plan for the care to be provided by a public school to a student with a seizure disorder.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2285

Filed
2/14/23  
Out of House Committee
4/25/23  
Voted on by House
5/2/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/22/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/24/23  
Governor Action
6/12/23  
Relating to the authority of certain independent school districts to change the terms for members of the districts' board of trustees.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4870

Filed
3/10/23  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an advanced mathematics program for public school students in middle school.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3141

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4520

Filed
3/9/23  
Out of House Committee
4/25/23  
Voted on by House
5/1/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/18/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/22/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to employment and retirement consequences for an educator convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for the sale, distribution, or display of harmful material to a minor.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3614

Filed
3/6/23  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to allowing public schools to employ or accept as volunteers chaplains.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1572

Filed
1/24/23  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to instructional facilities funding for certain open-enrollment charter schools.