HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Public Education 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Tuesday, March 30, 2021 

PLACE:       JHR 140 
CHAIR:       Rep. Harold V. Dutton, Jr. 

HB 3270        Dutton
Relating to public school organization, accountability, and fiscal management.

HB 256         Cortez                                                
Relating to addressing workplace bullying in school districts.

HB 332         Talarico                                              
Relating to expanding the compensatory education allotment to allow funds to be used to implement social-emotional learning programs.

HB 437         Goodwin | et al.                                       
Relating to personal financial literacy courses for high school students in public schools.

HB 538         Patterson                                             
Relating to the removal of restrictions on funding and payment of costs for certain full-time online educational programs.

HB 1068        Allen                                                 
Relating to the use of personal leave during school holidays by school district employees.

HB 1133        Clardy                                                
Relating to an election to revoke a county equalization tax imposed  in certain counties.

HB 1468        Bell, Keith                                           
Relating to curriculum and eligibility requirements for the provision of local remote learning to qualify for state funding and calculation of average daily attendance.

HB 1496        VanDeaver                                             
Relating to requiring school districts to report management fees under certain cooperative purchasing contracts.

HB 2230        Bucy                                                  
Relating to a study on incorporating fine arts into the foundation curriculum for public schools.

HB 2344        Zwiener                                               
Relating to the assessment of writing performance for public school students.

HB 2605        Rosenthal                                             
Relating to prevention of and safety requirements regarding sudden cardiac arrest affecting public school students participating in interscholastic athletics.

HB 3129        Huberty | et al.                                       
Relating to the operation of a public school transportation system.

HB 3204        Dutton                                                
Relating to the methods to achieve a college, career, or military outcomes bonus under the Foundation School Program.

HB 3346        Meza                                                  
Relating to an indicator of achievement for evaluating the performance of public elementary, middle school, and junior high campuses and districts under the public school accountability system.

HB 3528        Sanford                                               
Relating to the grade levels at which students may enroll in courses provided through the state virtual school network.

HB 3557        King, Ken                                             
Relating to allowing parents and guardians to elect for a student to repeat or retake a course or grade.

HB 3591        Jetton                                                
Relating to the creation of a high-speed Internet access grant program to facilitate instruction and learning for public school students.

HB 3643        King, Ken                                             
Relating to the creation of the Texas Commission on Virtual Education.

HB 3731        Dutton                                                
Relating to public school accountability ratings, including interventions and sanctions administered to a school district or campus assigned a needs improvement rating.

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