Texas Legislature

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VanDeaver | Kuempel | Buckley | Bonnen | Longoria

Creighton

06/09/2023 E See remarks for effective date

Relating to public higher education, including the public junior college state finance program.

Author:

VanDeaver | Burns | Cain | Leo-Wilson

Perry

06/13/2023 E Effective immediately

Relating to remotely conducting detention hearings in juvenile cases.

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VanDeaver

02/23/2023 H Referred to Business & Industry: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM

Relating to the prohibition of certain employment discrimination regarding an employee who is a volunteer emergency responder.

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VanDeaver

02/23/2023 H Referred to Energy Resources: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM

Relating to information required to be provided to the public about planned excavations.

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VanDeaver

Perry

06/10/2023 E Effective immediately

Relating to the criteria and qualifications for distributions under the rural volunteer fire department assistance program.

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VanDeaver

Flores

06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23

Relating to the definition of a commercial fleet.

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VanDeaver

05/03/2023 H Left pending in committee

Relating to a study regarding the placement of rumble strips on highway shoulders.

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VanDeaver

03/02/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 2 2023 3:47PM

Relating to the creation of a Texas Commission on Assessment and Accountability.

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VanDeaver

03/02/2023 H Referred to Youth Health & Safety, Select: Mar 2 2023 3:47PM

Relating to a psychological assessment of homicidal risk of a public school student following the student's expulsion or placement in a disciplinary alternative education program for certain conduct.

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VanDeaver

Flores

05/02/2023 S Referred to Education

Relating to the detachment and annexation of school district territory by petition.

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VanDeaver

03/03/2023 H Referred to Appropriations: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM

Relating to the salary reclassification of certain positions with the Texas Department of Insurance State Fire Marshal's Office.

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VanDeaver

05/05/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services

Relating to the school health and related services program, including parental consent for program services, the establishment of a school health and related services program advisory council, and the publication of the School Health and Related Services (SHARS) Handbook portion of the Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual.

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VanDeaver

03/13/2023 H Referred to Youth Health & Safety, Select: Mar 13 2023 3:37PM

Relating to the employment of honorably retired peace officers as school district security personnel and the applicability to those officers of certain law governing private security.

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VanDeaver

05/09/2023 H Laid on the table subject to call

Relating to the authority of the TexAmericas Center to provide services to and make investments in certain business enterprises and to create certain business organizations for purposes of the center.

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VanDeaver

03/13/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 13 2023 3:37PM

Relating to school district purchasing of and contracting for goods and services.

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VanDeaver

04/10/2023 H Left pending in committee

Relating to truancy; increasing a criminal penalty.

Author:

VanDeaver | Harless | Garcia

05/05/2023 S Referred to Education

Relating to the finality of public school accountability determinations.

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VanDeaver

Zaffirini

06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23

Relating to the health care providers authorized to examine a person to determine whether the person is incapacitated for purposes of certain guardianship proceedings.

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VanDeaver

03/16/2023 H Referred to Business & Industry: Mar 16 2023 11:39AM

Relating to a membership interest in a limited liability company subject to a charging order.

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VanDeaver | Bailes

03/16/2023 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services: Mar 16 2023 11:39AM

Relating to the payment of certain contributions for retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who resume service.

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VanDeaver

03/16/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 16 2023 11:39AM

Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.

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VanDeaver

03/16/2023 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services: Mar 16 2023 11:39AM

Relating to the break-in service period for certain retirees preventing the loss of benefits and the state making payments for certain retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who resume service.

Author:

VanDeaver | Kuempel

Perry

06/11/2023 E Effective immediately

Relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator in public schools.

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VanDeaver

05/15/2023 S Referred to State Affairs

Relating to self-settled asset protection trusts.

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VanDeaver

03/15/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 15 2023 11:33AM

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes to the appraised value of the property when it was first qualified as a residence homestead, plus the value of subsequent improvements.

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VanDeaver

02/28/2023 H Reported enrolled: Feb 28 2023 7:32PM

Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Texas Rural Education Association.

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VanDeaver

03/01/2023 H Reported enrolled: Mar 1 2023 1:54PM

Recognizing March 1, 2023, as Northeast Texas Regional Alliance Day at the State Capitol.

Author:

Zwiener | Allen | Talarico | VanDeaver

05/11/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar

Relating to authorizing the use of a writing portfolio assessment to assess writing performance for public school students.

Author:

González, Mary | Guillen | Gamez | Lopez, Janie | VanDeaver

05/15/2023 S Referred to Border Security

Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in ad valorem tax appraisal records.

Author:

King, Ken | VanDeaver | Dutton | Howard | Buckley

Creighton

05/26/2023 H Senate appoints conferees-reported

Relating to public education and public school finance, including the rights, certification, and compensation of public school educators, contributions by a public school to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, and an education savings account program for certain children.

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González, Mary | VanDeaver | Harris, Caroline | Gamez | Moody

04/18/2023 S Referred to Education

Relating to policies and procedures regarding certain public school students with disabilities.

Author:

González, Mary | Moody | VanDeaver

04/27/2023 S Referred to Education

Relating to the inclusion of chronically absent students as students at risk of dropping out of school and the collection and reporting of data regarding those students.

Author:

González, Mary | VanDeaver

Zaffirini

04/25/2023 S Referred to Education

Relating to provisions and plans by public schools to ensure the safety of individuals with disabilities or impairments during a mandatory school drill or a disaster or emergency situation.

Author:

Burns | Thompson, Ed | González, Mary | VanDeaver | Bernal

Creighton

05/10/2023 S Left pending in committee

Relating to procedures for the alternative assessment or exemption from assessment of certain public school students who receive special education services and alternative accountability plans for certain campuses serving students who receive special education services.

Author:

Capriglione | VanDeaver | Howard | Button

Zaffirini

06/10/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23

Relating to the development of a state information technology credential offered by public junior colleges or public technical institutes to address shortages in the state information resources workforce.

Author:

Morales Shaw | Raney | Talarico | Johnson, Julie | VanDeaver

Eckhardt

06/12/2023 E Effective immediately

Relating to the designation of liaison officers to assist certain students at public institutions of higher education who are parents.

Author:

Bell, Keith | Dutton | Buckley | VanDeaver | King, Ken

Paxton

06/09/2023 E Effective immediately

Relating to accelerated instruction provided to public school students who fail to achieve satisfactory performance on certain assessment instruments.

Author:

Burns | González, Mary | VanDeaver | Collier

West

06/12/2023 E Effective immediately

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Leadership Scholars Program.

Author:

Ashby | VanDeaver | Bailes | Harris, Cody | Hefner

Nichols

05/27/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23

Relating to the documentation required for the purchase of certain timber products; creating a criminal offense.

Author:

Sherman, Sr. | Talarico | Bhojani | Buckley | VanDeaver

05/12/2023 S Referred to Education

Relating to allowing the board of trustees of certain school districts to create a nonvoting student trustee position on the board.

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Metcalf | VanDeaver | Harris, Cody | Landgraf | Ashby

03/20/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 20 2023 3:35PM

Relating to the duties of the commissioner of education.

Author:

Bhojani | VanDeaver | Rogers | Morrison | Martinez

03/20/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 20 2023 3:35PM

Relating to the salary step credit for a certified career and technology education teacher.

Author:

Bell, Keith | Buckley | VanDeaver | Landgraf | Talarico

05/11/2023 S Referred to Education

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.

Author:

Wilson | Kuempel | Manuel | VanDeaver | DeAyala

04/10/2023 H Left pending in committee

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the technical institution infrastructure fund and the available workforce education fund to support the capital needs of career and technical education programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System, the Lamar Institute of Technology, Lamar State College-Orange, and Lamar State College-Port Arthur.