** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Education 

TIME & DATE:   9:00 AM, Tuesday, April 9, 2019 

PLACE:         E1.028 (Hearing Room) 
CHAIR:         Senator Larry Taylor 

SB 351         Powell                 
Relating to indicators of achievement under the public school accountability system.

SB 608         Watson | et al.
Relating to the continuation and functions of the School Land Board.

SB 712         Lucio
Relating to prohibiting the use of certain behavioral interventions on students enrolled in public school who receive special education services.

SB 1412        Perry
Relating to the creation of accelerated campus excellence turnaround plans for low-performing schools.

SB 1453        Taylor
Relating to the use of cellular telephone applications in place of graphing calculators in public schools.

SB 1659        Watson | et al.
Relating to the acquisition and management of certain real property assets by the School Land Board for the use and benefit of the permanent school fund and the transfer of certain permanent school fund assets from the control of the School Land Board to the State Board of Education.

SB 1895        Taylor
Relating to grants for school districts and campuses providing blended and individualized learning staff development activities.

SB 1776        Campbell
Relating to the inclusion of an elective course on the founding principles of the United States in the curriculum for public high school students and the posting of the founding documents of the United States in public school buildings.

SB 1777        Campbell
Relating to the United States history end-of-course assessment instrument for public high school students.

SB 2042        Fallon
Relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency of career and technology education programs.

SB 2107        Lucio
Relating to evaluating the performance of dropout recovery schools for purposes of the public school accountability system.

SB 2440        Taylor
Relating to the Texas school finance system, including the creation of the bicentennial education fund, the establishment of the Texas Education Investment Management Organization, and the management and investment of the permanent school fund.

SJR 78         Taylor
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the permanent school fund.

Public Testimony:

Oral testimony is limited to 2 minutes. If providing written testimony,

bring 20 copies, with your name on each copy, to the Assistant Clerk

during the hearing.

Oral testimony: register using the Senate kiosk located in the extension

hallways or by going to http://swrs on public-capitol.

Oral and written testimony: register using the Senate kiosk located in the

extension hallways or by going to http://swrs on public-capitol and hold

on to your documents until your name is called.

Position only: register using the Senate kiosk located in the extension

hallways or by going to http://swrs on public-capitol.

Written testimony only: register your position using the Senate kiosk and

submit 20 copies, with your name on each copy, to the Assistant Clerk,

during the hearing.

Bills added after last posting:

SJR 78

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