SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Education 

TIME & DATE:   12:00 PM or upon adjournment
Saturday, May 22, 2021 

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

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

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 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.

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