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Legislative Tracker

4.8.11:  The Science Teachers Association of Texas is joining together with seven other Texas education associations to ask for revisions to HB500.  This is a coalition of 25,000 people in various capacities in school districts across the state. 

View the full details our proposed revisions.

We hope to revise End of Course examination accountability, and the transition from the TAKS to the STAAR.

 

Bill AuthorCaptionStatus
HB 61MartinezRelating to the salary paid to certain professional employees of public schools.Status
HB 62MartinezRelating to the salary paid to certain professional employees of public schools.Status
HB 135VillarrealRelating to field experience requirements for educator certification.Status
HB 233HochbergRelating to requirements for students to be assessed in certain subjects and in certain grades.Status
HB 458White, et al.Relating to exempting a school district from the obligation to comply with certain unfunded state educational mandates.Status
HB 560ChristianRelating to electronic textbooks, state-developed open-source textbooks, and other instructional materials for public schools.Status
HB 845MurphyRelating to the computation of public high school grade point averages.Status
HB 862Patrick, DianeRelating to placing the State Board of Education and the State Board for Educator Certification under periodic review by the Sunset Advisory Commission.Status
HB 881AlonzoRelating to abolishing the State Board of Education and transferring the functions of the board to the Texas Education Agency and the commissioner of education.Status
HB 1054Patrick, DianeRelating to continuing education requirements for educators.Status
HB 1171SheltonRelating to the deadline for providing notice to public school teachers regarding renewal or nonrenewal of term contracts.Status
HB 1208Martinez FisherRelating to the deadline for providing notice to public school teachers regarding renewal or nonrenewal of term contracts.Status
HB 1362LaubenbergRelating to the creation of a voluntary consumer-directed health plan for certain individuals eligible to participate in the insurance coverage provided under the Texas Employees Group Benefits Act and their qualified dependents.Status
HJR 46White, et al.Proposing a constitutional amendment releasing a school district from the obligation to comply with an unfunded state educational mandate.Status
SB 4ShapiroRelating to certification, performance, continuing education, and appraisal of public school teachers.Status
SB 6ShapiroRelating to the foundation curriculum, the establishment of the instructional materials allotment, and the adoption, review, and purchase of instructional materials and technological equipment for public schools.Status
SB 79NelsonRelating to the contents and applicability of a school district's grading policy.Status
SB 113DavisRelating to the effect of a delay by the State Board for Educator Certification in renewing an educator's certification.Status
SB 155HuffmanRelating to the eligibility of certain school district employees to participate or be enrolled in certain group health benefit programs.Status
SB 518ShapiroRelating to initiatives designed to improve performance of public school students enrolled at the sixth, seventh, and eighth grade levels.Status
SB 912West, et al.Relating to temporary modification under certain circumstances of procedures authorized for the nonrenewal of public school teacher term contracts.Status
SB 1383ShapiroRelating to an appraisal and professional development system for public school principals.Status