SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Education 

TIME & DATE:   9:00 AM, Thursday, April 22, 2021 

PLACE:         E1.012 (Hearing Room) 
CHAIR:         Senator Larry Taylor 

SB 168         Blanco                 
Relating to active shooter drills conducted by public schools.

SB 194         Powell                 
Relating to indicators of achievement under the public school accountability system.

SB 348         Kolkhorst | et al.      
Relating to parental access to public school virtual instruction and instructional materials for virtual and remote learning.

SB 534         Hughes                 
Relating to immunity from liability of public and private schools and security personnel employed by those schools for certain actions of security personnel.

SB 1082        Campbell               
Relating to parental access to curriculum materials used in a public school's human sexuality instruction.

SB 1444        Taylor                 
Relating to participation in and rates for coverage provided under the uniform group coverage program for active school employees.

SB 1526        Perry                  
Relating to restricting the use of personally identifiable student information by an operator of a website, online service, online application, or mobile application used for a school purpose and providing an exemption from certain restrictions for a national assessment provider.

SB 1527        Perry                  
Relating to measures to assist small and rural school districts in implementing a collegiate model and expanding broadband access, including the establishment of the Rural Schools and Communities Technical Assistance Center and a grant program.

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.

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