HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Public Education 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Thursday, May 15, 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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SB 226         West | et al.                     Posting Rule Suspended
Relating to establishing residency for children who are the subject of parental child safety placement agreements for purposes of admission into public schools.

SB 413         Middleton | et al.                 Posting Rule Suspended
Relating to the meetings of the boards of trustees of independent school districts.

SB 571         Bettencourt | et al.               Posting Rule Suspended
Relating to the reporting and investigation of certain misconduct and child abuse and neglect; creating a criminal offense.

SB 1049        King                              Posting Rule Suspended
Relating to excused absences from public school for the purpose of attending a released time course.

SB 2398        Campbell | et al.                  Posting Rule Suspended
Relating to certain policies and procedures related to concussions or other brain injuries sustained by public school students.

SB 2920        Campbell | et al.                  Posting Rule Suspended
Relating to the regulation of steroid use by students participating in athletic competitions sponsored or sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League.

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

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance, such as a sign language interpreter, are requested to contact Stacey Nicchio at (512) 463-0850, 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.