** REVISION **
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

COMMITTEE:   Public Education 

TIME & DATE: 8:00 AM, Tuesday, April 21, 2015 

PLACE:       E2.036 
CHAIR:       Rep. Jimmie Don Aycock 

 

HB 731        Lucio III
Relating to participation of certain school districts in the three-year high school diploma plan pilot program.

HB 879        Farney                 
Relating to evaluating the performance of dropout recovery schools.

HB 925        Guillen | et al.       
Relating to the balance maintained in a school district's general fund and associated requirements regarding the general fund.

HB 1227       Anderson, Rodney | et al.   
Relating to eliminating the requirement that a school district assess the physical fitness of students.

HB 1431       King, Susan            
Relating to the development of a career-oriented foreign language program that public schools may offer.

HB 1559       Parker                 
Relating to public school Internet website information  concerning local programs and services available to assist  homeless students.

HB 1599       King, Ken              
Relating to grants for school districts and campuses providing blended and individualized learning staff development activities.

HB 1600       King, Ken              
Relating to the establishment of a grant program to assist school districts in developing or implementing innovative blended learning initiatives.

HB 1842       Aycock                 
Relating to the assessment of intervention in and sanction of a public school that does not satisfy accreditation criteria.

HB 2025       Gonzales, Larry        
Relating to participation of certain school districts in the three-year high school diploma plan pilot program.

HB 2220       Coleman                
Relating to mental health first aid training for school district employees and school resource officers.

HB 2487       Smithee                
Relating to the authority of an independent school district to contract with a municipality for the design, improvement, or construction of an instructional facility, stadium, or other athletic facility.

HB 2607       Lozano                 
Relating to treatment under the school finance system for certain school districts of maintenance and operations revenue in excess of the local share requirement.

HB 2609       Farney                 
Relating to providing training academies for public school teachers who provide mathematics instruction to students in kindergarten through grade three.

HB 2660       Howard                 
Relating to Foundation School Program funding for students enrolled in an optional flexible school day program.

HB 2677       González, Mary         
Relating to training for employees of school districts and open-enrollment charter schools on the prevention of sexual abuse and other maltreatment of certain children.

HB 2833       Farney                 
Relating to the issuance of interest-bearing time warrants by school districts.

HB 2886       Deshotel               
Relating to providing a training course for public school prekindergarten teachers.

HB 3347       Aycock                 
Relating to revocation of a charter for an open-enrollment charter school and procedures for the disposition of property owned by a charter school after revocation or surrender of a charter.

HB 3568       Bohac                  
Relating to the creation of a technology applications course allotment under the foundation school program.

HB 3700       Guerra | et al.        
Relating to the establishment of a pilot program in certain school districts to develop computer science education and professional development opportunities.

HB 3746       Bohac                  
Relating to the study of public education performance.

HB 3970       Keffer                 
Relating to an optional bad weather policy for public schools.

HB 3987       Farney                 
Relating to programs in public schools designed to facilitate planning and saving for higher education and facilitate personal financial literacy instruction.

HB 3991       Allen                  
Relating to the committee developing a student's individualized education plan, the written report of the committee, and a regular education teacher's opportunity for input into a student's individualized education plan.

The order in which bills are heard is at the discretion of the Chair.

Public testimony may be limited to two (2) minutes.

 

 

 

Bills deleted after last posting:

HB 2539

 

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