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History for 89(R) SB 569 by Bettencourt

Last Action:
05/06/2025 E Effective immediately
Council Document:
89R 1977 TSS-F
Caption Version:
Enrolled
Caption Text:
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.
Author:
Bettencourt | Flores | Middleton | Parker | Paxton | West | Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Hagenbuch
Sponsor:
Bell, Keith | Ashby | Buckley | Shaheen | Morales, Eddie
Cosponsor:
Barry | Pierson | Toth
Subjects:
Disaster Preparedness & Relief (I0211)
Education--Primary & Secondary--Accountability (I0007)
Education--Primary & Secondary--Admission & Attendance (I0227)
Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools (I0245)
Education--Primary & Secondary--Curriculum (I0228)
Education--Primary & Secondary--Extracurricular Activities (I0247)
Education--Primary & Secondary--General (I0230)
Education--Primary & Secondary--Testing (I0229)
Education--Primary & Secondary--Virtual Education (IT7R2)
Education--School Districts (I0220)
Electronic Information Systems (I0311)
State Finances--Management & Control (I0748)
FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM (S0541)
EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS (V9941)
EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF (V9954)
Companion:
HB 2196 by Bell, Keith, Identical
Senate Committee:
Education K-16
Senate Committee Status:
Out of committee
Senate Committee Vote:
Ayes=11   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
House Committee:
Public Education
House Committee Status:
Out of committee
House Committee Vote:
Ayes=8   Nays=2   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=5
Actions are in descending date order.
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment DateSort descending       Time       Journal Page
E   Effective immediately      05/06/2025    
E   Signed by the Governor      05/06/2025     1800
E   Sent to the Governor      04/24/2025     1505
H   Signed in the House      04/23/2025     1836
S   Signed in the Senate      04/23/2025     1410
S   Reported enrolled      04/22/2025     1406
S   House passage reported      04/22/2025     1371
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      04/17/2025     1670
H   Record vote   RV#302   04/17/2025     1669
H   Passed      04/17/2025     1669
H   Read 3rd time      04/17/2025     1669
H   Additional sponsor(s) authorized      04/17/2025     1669
H   Rules suspended      04/17/2025     1669
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      04/17/2025     1607
H   Record vote   RV#288   04/17/2025     1606
H   Passed to 3rd reading      04/17/2025     1606
H   Read 2nd time      04/17/2025     1606
H   Laid out in lieu of companion   HB 2196   04/17/2025     1606
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      04/16/2025    
H   Committee report distributed      04/15/2025   12:22 PM 
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      04/15/2025     1615
H   Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      04/15/2025    
H   Considered in public hearing      04/15/2025    
H   Referred to Public Education      04/09/2025   11:27 AM  1089
H   Read first time      04/09/2025     1089
H   Received from the Senate      03/18/2025     649
S   Reported engrossed      03/13/2025     543
S   Record vote      03/13/2025     517
S   Passed      03/13/2025     517
S   Read 3rd time      03/13/2025     517
S   Record vote      03/13/2025     517
S   Three day rule suspended      03/13/2025     517
S   Record vote      03/13/2025     517
S   Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment      03/13/2025     517
S   Record vote      03/13/2025     516
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      03/13/2025     516
S   Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day      03/13/2025     516
S   Co-author authorized      03/13/2025     541
S   Placed on intent calendar      03/12/2025    
S   Committee report printed and distributed      03/10/2025   02:04 PM 
S   Reported favorably as substituted      03/10/2025     459
S   Vote taken in committee      03/04/2025    
S   Testimony taken in committee      03/04/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      03/04/2025    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/04/2025    
S   Referred to Education K-16      02/03/2025     126
S   Read first time      02/03/2025     126
S   Filed      12/12/2024    
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      12/12/2024