** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Education 

TIME & DATE:   9:00 AM, Friday, May 21, 2021 

PLACE:         Capitol Extension Auditorium  
CHAIR:         Senator Larry Taylor 

HB 332         Talarico | et al.        SP: Lucio
Relating to the use of the compensatory education allotment for programs that build certain social and emotional skills.

HB 572         Dutton                  SP: Lucio
Relating to authorizing a dropout recovery competency-based educational program provided through a campus or campus program charter or open-enrollment charter school.

HB 1032        Thierry | et al.         SP: Alvarado
Relating to authorizing school districts to provide funding using money received under the Foundation School Program to community-based organizations for purposes of reimbursing private employers for paid internships provided to certain students in career and technology education programs in the district.

HB 1252        Moody | et al.           SP: Hall
Relating to the limitation period for filing a complaint and requesting a special education impartial due process hearing.

HB 1468        Bell, Keith | et al.     SP: Taylor
Relating to a local remote learning program offered by a public school.

HB 1504        Morales, Christina | et al.   SP: Alvarado
Relating to ethnic studies instruction in public schools.

HB 1754        Hernandez               SP: Hinojosa
Relating to the inclusion of suicide prevention information on certain student identification cards issued by a public school.

HB 2022        Darby | et al.           SP: Huffman
Relating to enrollment of certain retirees in the Texas Public School Employees Group Insurance Program.

HB 2256        Guerra | et al.          SP: Creighton
Relating to creating a bilingual special education certification to teach students of limited English proficiency with disabilities.

HB 2287        Thompson, Senfronia | et al.  SP: Powell
Relating to data collection and receipt of certain reports by and consultation with the Collaborative Task Force on Public School Mental Health Services.

HB 2391        Dominguez | et al.       SP: Paxton
Relating to the methods by which students may be admitted to public schools or transfer within a school district and the disclosure of information regarding public school admission methods.

HB 2554        Gates | et al.           SP: Schwertner
Relating to the operation by a school district of a vocational education program to provide eligible high school students with vocational and educational training under a plan for the issuance of a high school diploma and the application of certain student-based allotments under the public school finance system.

HB 2681        Wilson | et al.          SP: Buckingham
Relating to public school elective courses providing academic study of the Bible offered to certain students.

HB 2756        Allen | et al.           SP: Miles
Relating to the donation of food by public school campuses.

HB 3207        Herrero | et al.         SP: Menéndez
Relating to preventing the loss of benefits by certain retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who resume service during a declared disaster.

HB 3298        Allison | et al.         SP: Paxton
Relating to computer science and technology education, training, and curriculum.

HB 3400        Paddie                  SP: Hughes
Relating to the transfer of certain public school students who are children of peace officers.

HB 3456        White                   SP: Eckhardt
Relating to inclusion of funds received by certain educational institutions or programs in foundation school program funds for purposes of certain budget reductions.

HB 3597        Metcalf                 SP: Paxton
Relating to policies, procedures, and measures for school safety in public schools.

HB 3819        Klick                   SP: Powell
Relating to a public school district policy providing that a school nurse may administer prescription asthma medicine to a student.

HB 3864        Murr                    SP: Powell
Relating to excused absences from public school for certain students to visit a professional's workplace for a career investigation day.

HB 3880        Dutton | et al.          SP: Paxton
Relating to a student's eligibility for special education services provided by a school district, including services for dyslexia and related disorders.

HB 3889        Morales Shaw | et al.    SP: Powell
Relating to the cost for certain public school students of a broadband Internet access program offered by the Texas Education Agency.

HB 4124        Hinojosa                SP: Perry
Relating to student enrollment in certain special-purpose districts and the allotment under the public school finance system for those districts.

HB 4465        Dutton                  SP: Taylor
Relating to grants and federal disaster relief funds available to school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, and regional education service centers to provide services to students after a disaster in the state of Texas.

HB 4509        Bonnen | et al.          SP: Taylor
Relating to instruction on informed American patriotism in public schools.

HB 4525        Gates                   SP: Paxton
Relating to the approval of career and technology courses by the State Board of Education.

HB 4545        Dutton                  SP: Taylor
Relating to the assessment of public school students, the establishment of a strong foundations grant program, and providing accelerated instruction for students who fail to achieve satisfactory performance on certain assessment instruments.

Pending business.

Those wishing to give public testimony, please limit prepared remarks to 2 minutes. If submitting written testimony, please submit 15 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:

HB 2554

HB 4509

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

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