** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Education 

TIME & DATE:   9:00 AM, Tuesday, April 20, 2021 

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

SB 215         Bettencourt | et al.    
Relating to the creation of the office of inspector general at the Texas Education Agency to investigate the administration of public education.

SB 980         Powell | et al.         
Relating to a suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention program for certain public elementary school campuses.

SB 1277        West                   
Relating to an agreement between a school district and public institution of higher education to provide a dual credit program to high school students enrolled in the district.

SB 1351        Miles                  
Relating to the donation of food by public school campuses.

SB 1716        Taylor                 
Relating to a supplemental special education services and instructional materials program for certain public school students receiving special education services.

SB 1955        Taylor                 
Relating to exemptions from local government regulations and other measures for the operation of a learning pod by parents of children participating in the learning pod and individuals assisting those parents.

SB 2044        Menéndez               
Relating to the establishment of the State Advisory Council on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.

SB 2050        Menéndez               
Relating to the prevention of and the reporting of incidents of bullying committed by public school students.

SB 879         Lucio
Relating to the qualifications for designation as a dropout recovery school.

Pending business.

Those wishing to give public testimony, please limit prepared remarks to 2 minutes. If submitting written testimony, please submit 30 copies, with your name on each copy, to the Committee during the hearing.

To protect the health and safety of members, staff and the public, the Senate Education Committee will strictly follow all Senate rules relating to the pandemic, including the requirement for a negative COVID-19 test to enter the hearing room.

Bills added after last posting:

SB 879

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