SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

COMMITTEE:     Education 

TIME & DATE:   12:30 PM or upon adjournment
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 

PLACE:         E1.028 (Hearing Room) 
CHAIR:         Senator Brandon Creighton 

 

 

SB 8           Creighton | et al.
Relating to public education, including parental rights and public school responsibilities regarding instructional materials and the establishment of an education savings account program.

SB 9           Creighton | et al.
Relating to the rights, certification, and compensation of public school educators and assistance provided to public schools by the Texas Education Agency related to public school educators and to certain allotments under the Foundation School Program.

SB 13          Paxton | et al.
Relating to a school district's library materials and catalog, the creation of local school library advisory councils, and parental rights regarding public school library catalogs and access by the parent's child to library materials and to affirmative defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children.

SB 18          Creighton | et al.
Relating to tenure and employment status at public institutions of higher education in this state.

SB 34          Zaffirini
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Promise Grant Program for certain students at public institutions of higher education.

SB 35          Zaffirini
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Promise Grant Program for certain students at two-year public institutions of higher education.

SB 36          Zaffirini
Relating to the establishment and operation of the Texas B-On-time student loan program; authorizing a fee.

SB 38          Zaffirini
Relating to providing free full-day prekindergarten for certain children.

SB 88          Johnson | et al.
Relating to an annual adjustment to the basic allotment under the Foundation School Program to reflect inflation.

SB 89          Johnson
Relating to the eligibility of certain children of classroom teachers for enrollment in a free prekindergarten program.

SB 90          Johnson
Relating to an application for the establishment of a new open-enrollment charter school campus or site.

SB 112         Menéndez
Relating to the inclusion of a mental health course in the required curriculum for public high school students.

SB 113         Menéndez | et al.
Relating to the provision of on-campus mental health services by a school district and reimbursement under Medicaid for certain services provided to eligible students.

SB 133         West | et al.
Relating to prohibiting the physical restraint of or use of chemical irritants on certain public school students by peace officers and school security personnel under certain circumstances.

SB 142         Springer
Relating to a school security volunteer program in certain counties.

SB 163         Campbell | et al.
Relating to parental approval for a student's participation in human sexuality instruction in public schools.

SB 164         Campbell
Relating to the display of the national motto and the founding documents of the United States in public schools and the inclusion of an elective course on the founding principles of the United States in the curriculum for public high school students.

SB 165         Campbell
Relating to parental rights in public education and to audits of school district curricula by the Texas Education Agency.

SB 174         Blanco
Relating to the establishment of a public law school in El Paso County.

SB 176         Middleton | et al.
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Parental Empowerment Program and an insurance premium tax credit for contributions made for purposes of that program.

SB 193         Miles
Relating to a notification requirement if a public school, including an open-enrollment charter school, does not have a nurse assigned to the school during all instructional hours.

SB 236         Hinojosa | et al.
Relating to participation of the members of the Texas Workforce Commission in certain functions of the Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative.

SB 244         Kolkhorst | et al.
Relating to support for nursing-related postsecondary education including the provision of loan repayment assistance to nursing faculty and the provision of grants to nursing education programs.

SB 245         Perry | et al.
Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools.

SB 248         Alvarado
Relating to ethnic studies instruction in public schools.

SB 263         Johnson | et al.
Relating to the use of average enrollment for purposes of the public school finance system.

SB 286         Zaffirini
Relating to conditions on the continued receipt of tuition and fee benefits at public institutions of higher education for senior citizens.

SB 294         Johnson | et al.
Relating to the use of medication designated for treatment of respiratory distress on public and private school campuses.

SB 336         Zaffirini
Relating to compliance programs at public institutions of higher education.

SB 350         Johnson | et al.
Relating to a paid parental leave policy at public schools and an allotment under the Foundation School Program for the cost of providing paid parental leave under that policy.

SB 355         Hall
Relating to authorizing the Texas School Safety Center to conduct random safety and security audits of public schools; authorizing a civil penalty.

SB 357         Hall | et al.
Relating to the employment of honorably retired peace officers as school district security personnel and the applicability to those officers of certain law governing private security.

 

 

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