HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Public Education 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Tuesday, April 8, 2025 

PLACE:        JHR 140 
CHAIR:        Rep. Brad Buckley 

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The chair may limit testimony time and the number of testifying witnesses to ensure consideration of posted and pending business, especially if testimony would cause the public hearing to extend into the next calendar day.

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HB 367         Rosenthal                                 
Relating to verification of excused absences from public school for students with severe or life-threatening illnesses.

HB 497         Patterson                                 
Relating to requiring parental consent for behavioral or mental health treatment by school district personnel.

HB 549         Vasut | et al.                            
Relating to the availability and use of airway clearance devices at public school campuses.

HB 983         Noble                                     
Relating to the confidentiality of certain information held by the Texas Education Agency.

HB 1188        Manuel | et al.                           
Relating to the referral of certain students receiving special education services to a local intellectual and developmental disability authority for services or public benefits.

HB 1290        Harris Davila                             
Relating to prohibiting certain food additives from being included in free or reduced-price meals provided by school districts.

HB 1368        Jones, Venton | et al.                    
Relating to a notification requirement if a public school does not have a nurse, school counselor, or librarian assigned to the school during all instructional hours.

HB 2243        Oliverson | et al.                        
Relating to the creation of the Texas Commission on Teacher Job Satisfaction and Retention.

HB 2310        Ordaz                                     
Relating to developing a strategic plan for the improvement and expansion of early learning and educational opportunities for young children with disabilities.

HB 2849        Allen                                     
Relating to policies on the recess period in public schools.

HB 3099        Gerdes | et al.                           
Relating to adult high school charter program funding.

HB 3546        Martinez                                  
Relating to the authority of an independent school district to change the date of the general election for officers.

HB 3629        Noble | et al.                            
Relating to prohibiting a person required to register as a sex offender from serving as a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district.

HB 3627        Tepper                                    
Relating to the employment of persons by the State Board of Education.

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

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

A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available here: https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/

Instructions related to public access to the meeting location are available here: https://house.texas.gov/committees/public-access-house-committee-meetings/

NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

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