** REVISION **
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Public Education 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Thursday, April 20, 2023 

PLACE:        E2.036 
CHAIR:        Rep. Brad Buckley 

Public testimony will be limited to two (2) minutes.

The order in which bills are heard is at the discretion of the chair.

HB 83          Zwiener | et al.                          
Relating to authorizing the use of a writing portfolio assessment to assess writing performance for public school students.

HB 651         Allison | et al.                          
Relating to the inclusion of  Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps and Leadership Officer Training Corps programs as public school career and technology education programs and the indicator of achievement for military readiness under the public school accountability system.

HB 1572        Dutton                                    
Relating to instructional facilities funding for certain open-enrollment charter schools.

HB 1804        Leo-Wilson | et al.                       
Relating to the instructional material list and supplemental instructional materials adopted by the State Board of Education.

HB 2285        Noble | et al.                            
Relating to the authority of certain independent school districts to change the terms for members of the districts' board of trustees.

HB 2615        Gates | et al.                            
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 3028        Meyer                                     
Relating to a credit for prepayment of the amount required to be paid by a school district for the purchase of attendance credit under the public school finance system.

HB 3141        King, Ken                      Posting Rule Suspended
Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee.

HB 3610        Clardy                                    
Relating to a seizure management and treatment plan for the care to be provided by a public school to a student with a seizure disorder.

HB 3614        Hefner                                    
Relating to allowing school districts to employ chaplains to perform the duties of school counselors.

HB 3708        Buckley                                   
Relating to creating an allotment under the Foundation School Program for school districts that allow non-enrolled students to participate in University Interscholastic League activities.

HB 3832        Lopez, Janie                              
Relating to the disposal of certain instructional materials by a public school.

HB 3928        Toth | et al.                             
Relating to a student's eligibility for special education services provided by a school district, including services for dyslexia and related disorders.

HB 4210        Lujan                                     
Relating to the appointment and terms of members of a board of trustees of a military reservation school district.

HB 4358        Allison                                   
Relating to including digital teaching in the micro-credential certification program for public school educator continuing education.

HB 4402        Bell, Keith | et al.          Posting Rule Suspended
Relating to the changes to the high school graduation requirements and accountability rating system for assessing campus and district performance.

HB 4514        Allison                        Posting Rule Suspended
Relating to public school accountability, including the assessment of academic performance, and district and campus performance standards and sanctions.

HB 4520        Harris, Cody | et al.                     
Relating to employment and retirement consequences for an educator convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for the sale, distribution, or display of harmful material to a minor.

HB 4522        Lozano                                    
Relating to the information that must be included in a school district bond election proposition.

HB 4656        Thimesch | et al.                         
Relating to the creation of a temporary teaching certificate for teachers certified by other states.

HB 4870        Howard                                    
Relating to requiring an opt-out policy for accelerated mathematics courses for certain students.

HB 5167        Wilson                                    
Relating to the regulation of educational opportunity extended to military-connected students in Texas public schools

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person witness registration, can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

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Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until the hearing is adjourned by visiting: https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c400

Bills added after last posting:

HB 3141

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