** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Education 

TIME & DATE:  8:30 AM, Tuesday, March 22, 2011 

PLACE:        E1.028 (Hearing Room) 
CHAIR:        Senator Florence Shapiro 

SB 42         Zaffirini              
Relating to bullying through electronic means in public schools.

SB 49         Zaffirini
Relating to school district requirements regarding parental notification and documentation in connection with disciplinary alternative education programs.

SB 127        Patrick, Dan
Relating to the establishment, operation, and funding of open-enrollment charter schools.

SB 205        Whitmire               
Relating to school district policies to prohibit bullying, cyberbullying, harassment, and intimidation.

SB 242        Davis | et al.         
Relating to bullying, including cyberbullying, in public schools.

SB 290        Watson                 
Relating to including a personal financial literacy component in certain public school mathematics courses.

SB 518        Shapiro                
Relating to initiatives designed to improve performance of public school students enrolled at the sixth, seventh, and eighth grade levels.

SB 597        Shapiro                
Relating to the guarantee of open-enrollment charter school bonds by the permanent school fund.

SB 738        Shapiro                
Relating to alternative methods of operating public schools.

SB 949        Ellis                  
Relating to the first day of instruction in certain school districts that provide additional days of instruction financed with local funds.

Pending Bills:

SB 596        Shapiro                
Relating to transition planning for a public school student receiving special education services.

SB 778        Williams | et al.      
Relating to the inclusion of professional staff who educate students with disabilities on district-level and campus-level planning and decision-making committees.

Bills added after last posting:

SB 127

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