** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

COMMITTEE:     Education 

TIME & DATE:   9:00 AM, Thursday, March 25, 2021 

PLACE:         E1.012 (Hearing Room) 
CHAIR:         Senator Larry Taylor 

 

 

To be considered:

 

SB 28          Bettencourt | et al.    
Relating to the approval of open-enrollment charter schools and the applicability of certain state and local laws to open-enrollment charter schools.

SB 203         Schwertner             
Relating to selection of statewide competition locations by the University Interscholastic League.

SB 226         Paxton                 
Relating to instruction in educator training programs regarding digital learning, virtual learning, and virtual instruction.

SB 289         Seliger                
Relating to excused absences from public school for certain students to obtain a driver's license or learner license.

SB 481         Kolkhorst              
Relating to the entitlement of certain public school students to transfer to a school district offering in-person instruction.

SB 1171        Taylor                 
Relating to the electronic administration of assessment instruments in public schools and to certain measures to support Internet connectivity for purposes of those assessment instruments.

SB 1365        Bettencourt            
Relating to public school organization, accountability, and fiscal management.

Pending Business

 

Those wishing to give public testimony, please limit prepared remarks to 2 minutes. If submitting written testimony, please submit 30 copies, with your name on each copy, to the Committee during the hearing.

 

To protect the health and safety of members, staff and the public, the Senate Education Committee will strictly follow all Senate rules relating to the pandemic, including the requirement for a negative COVID-19 test to enter the hearing room.

 

 

 

Bills deleted after last posting:

SB 1267

 

** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **

NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHO PLAN TO ATTEND THIS MEETING AND WHO MAY NEED ASSISTANCE, SUCH AS A SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER OR PERSONAL ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES, ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT THE SENATE COMMITTEE COORDINATOR AT 512/463-0070, 72 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING SO APPROPRIATE ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.

 

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