The Senate Committee on Education meeting was convened to discuss several bills including HB1297 which improves student access to vision screenings and HB1912 which proposes an increase in student union fees at UT Dallas. Other bills included HB473 regarding parental notification during student threat assessments and SB1148 focusing on terms for UIL state executive committee members. The committee voted on each bill resulting in recommendations for further considerations and successful passage in various forms.
Relating to instructional material and technology, the adoption of essential knowledge and skills for certain public school foundation curriculum subjects, and the extension of additional state aid to school districts for the provision of certain instructional materials; authorizing a fee.