SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Education 

TIME & DATE:   2:00 PM or upon adjournment
Thursday, November 7, 2024 

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

SB 693         LaMantia | et al.
Relating to the salary and wages paid to public school employees.

SB 695         Hughes | et al.
Relating to funding for The University of Texas at Tyler's school of pharmacy.

SB 696         West
Relating to student buildings fees at The University of Texas at Dallas.

SB 697         Alvarado
Relating to authorizing school districts to provide funding using money received under the Foundation School Program to community-based organizations for purposes of reimbursing private employers for paid internships provided to certain students in career and technology education programs in the district.

SB 708         LaMantia
Relating to certain credentials of value offered by general academic teaching institutions as part of a baccalaureate degree program.

SB 709         Campbell
Relating to school marshals, including eligibility for appointment as a school marshal, licensure and training requirements, and school marshal uniforms or badges.

SB 713         Hall
Relating to the use of competitive bidding for certain purchases by the Texas Education Agency.

SB 717         Paxton
Relating to public school cybersecurity controls and requirements and technical assistance and cybersecurity risk assessments for public schools provided by the Department of Information Resources.

SB 737         Gutierrez
Relating to the creation of the Texas School Patrol.

SB 763         Middleton | et al.
Relating to allowing school districts to employ chaplains to perform the duties of school counselors.

SB 764         Hughes
Relating to the establishment of a statewide Imagination Library program by the State Board of Education.

SB 776         Zaffirini
Relating to the required period of retention of video surveillance recordings of special education settings.

SB 789         Johnson
Relating to indicators of achievement, assignment of campus performance ratings, and academic distinction designations under the public school accountability system.

SB 795         Middleton
Relating to the transfer of the University Interscholastic League from The University of Texas at Austin to the Texas Education Agency.

SB 798         Middleton
Relating to the certification requirements for a public school counselor.

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