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Senate Bill 1376 |
Senate Author: Paxton et al. |
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Effective: 6-4-19 |
House Sponsor: Patterson et al. |
Senate Bill 1376 amends the Education Code and Health and Safety Code to remove powers and duties of the State Board for Educator Certification relating to supervision of the executive director, approval of an operating budget and making an appropriations request, and execution of certain interagency contracts. The bill consolidates the subject‑specific master teacher grant programs in reading, mathematics, technology, and science into a single master teacher grant program, revises the eligibility criteria and grant amount, and repeals certain provisions relating to the former programs. The bill transfers responsibility for a required extracurricular activity safety training program from the commissioner of education to the University Interscholastic League.
Senate Bill 1376 revises certain recycling‑related requirements of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to exempt a public school district with a student enrollment of fewer than 10,000 students and to exempt another applicable entity that petitions for the exemption if TCEQ finds that compliance would work a hardship on the entity.
Senate Bill 1376 repeals provisions authorizing the State Board of Education to grant an open‑enrollment charter or approve a revision of such a charter; authorizing shared services arrangements for district special education programs; requiring the use of energy‑efficient light bulbs in instructional facilities; requiring certain documents relating to a district's depository bank to be filed with the Texas Education Agency; requiring the development, distribution, and provision of certain information about the use of steroids; and relating to the High School Completion and Success Initiative Council and the Interagency Obesity Council.