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Committee members

Donna Campbell

Donna Campbell

🏛️ Chair Republican

SD-025

Paul Bettencourt

Paul Bettencourt

🏛️ Vice Chair Republican

SD-007

Angela Paxton

Angela Paxton

👤 Member Republican

SD-008

Brent Hagenbuch

Brent Hagenbuch

👤 Member Republican

SD-030

José Menéndez

José Menéndez

👤 Member Democrat

SD-026

Phil King

Phil King

👤 Member Republican

SD-010

Royce West

Royce West

👤 Member Democrat

SD-023

Tan Parker

Tan Parker

👤 Member Republican

SD-012

Bills pending in this committee

Relating to a credit for prepayment of the amount required to be paid by a school district for the purchase of attendance credit under the public school finance system. May 27, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a severance payment to a superintendent of a school district. May 22, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to policies on the recess period in public schools. May 21, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the establishment of a career and technical education reporting grant program by the Texas Education Agency. May 20, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to measures to encourage the earning of industry-recognized credentials at public institutions of higher education. May 20, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a requirement that a student's postsecondary transcript include the average or median grade awarded in each class. May 19, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a credit against required recapture payments for certain school districts for the cost of windstorm and hail insurance under the public school finance system. May 19, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to school marshals, including eligibility for appointment as a school marshal, and licensure and training requirements. May 19, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to authorizing the use of a writing portfolio assessment to assess writing performance for public school students. May 19, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the required number of minutes of instructional time to be provided by a juvenile justice alternative education program. May 16, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the purchase, adoption, and use of instructional materials by public schools. May 14, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the accessibility of results from the state assessment. May 14, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to establishing the Texas Seal of Biliteracy for public high school students. May 14, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to reports by certain public institutions of higher education on fraud, waste, and abuse involving state resources. May 12, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain peace officers. May 12, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the establishment of the Building Better Futures Program to support educational and occupational skills training opportunities and support services for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities at public and private institutions of higher education. May 8, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System and removing that system and its campuses from the annual appropriation of certain constitutionally dedicated funding for public institutions of higher education. May 8, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a parental right to information concerning a public school special education program and certain requirements for persons serving as special education representatives and hearing officers at impartial due process hearings; authorizing a fee. May 8, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics. May 5, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to measures to protect public institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; providing civil and administrative penalties; increasing a criminal penalty. May 5, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to measures to support the enrollment of students with a nontraditional secondary education at public institutions of higher education, including eligibility for certain student financial assistance programs. May 5, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the inclusion of instruction in personal financial literacy in the required curriculum for public high school students. May 5, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Health Care Workforce Education Fund to provide funding to eligible institutions of higher education to address Texas' health care workforce needs and drive the state economy. May 5, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the Texas Health Care Workforce Education Fund. May 5, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to courses in personal financial literacy and economics for high school students in public schools. May 1, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to establishing the Texas State Seal of Bilingualism and Biliteracy for public high school students. May 1, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the establishment of the STEM Excellence Graduate Fellowship program. May 1, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the use of certain personal leave by school district teachers. April 30, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to performance tier funding under the public junior college state finance program. April 29, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on the feasibility of implementing a statewide system for coordinating clinical training placements. April 29, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to tuition and fee exemptions for firefighters enrolled in certain courses at public institutions of higher education. April 29, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the creation of the Tarleton State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. April 29, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to required instruction in the Success Sequence for students in public schools. April 24, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the accreditation of automotive technology courses offered by public schools. April 23, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to certain charter school programs and students. April 22, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the diploma designation of an institution of higher education. April 16, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a policy prohibiting antisemitism at public institutions of higher education. April 16, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the procedure for resolving allegations of religious discrimination against a student at a public institution of higher education. April 16, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a credit against required recapture payments for certain school districts for the cost of windstorm and hail insurance under the public school finance system. April 15, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the reporting of data relating to postsecondary education and workforce trends by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Workforce Commission, to performance tier funding under the public junior college finance program, and to a biennial regional labor demand assessment by the coordinating board. April 14, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the accreditation of postsecondary educational institutions; authorizing fees. April 10, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the accreditation of public institutions of higher education. April 10, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to local school health advisory councils and instruction regarding human sexuality, sexual orientation, and gender identity provided by public schools. April 8, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to parental approval for a student's participation in human sexuality instruction in public schools. April 8, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to parental rights in public education and prohibiting instruction regarding sexual orientation or gender identity for public school students. April 8, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the provision of services for individuals experiencing homelessness at certain locations. April 8, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to prohibiting a school district from using interest and sinking tax revenue to pay for deferred maintenance. April 8, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the ability for students to recite the pledge of allegiance. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to librarians employed by public schools. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to social studies curriculum choice for public school students. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the transfer of public school students who are children of certain public servants. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the establishment of a public law school in El Paso County. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to prohibiting public institutions of higher education from offering programs or courses in DEI studies. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the compensatory education allotment for homeless students or students in foster care under the Foundation School Program. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the assignment of public school students enrolled in certain school districts to an uncertified teacher. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the employment of technical assistant superintendents by regional education service centers. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a school district policy regarding custodian workloads. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency regarding recommended standards for school district facility maintenance and custodial services. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to excused absences from public school for the purpose of visiting an institution of higher education. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to payroll deductions for employees of a public university system or institution of higher education. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the establishment of a bullying prevention pilot program for public schools. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to requiring public schools to provide to certain parents notice regarding certain incidents and risks related to the parent's child and suicide prevention materials. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to performance-based funding goals for general academic teaching institutions. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to prohibiting a school district from using interest and sinking tax revenue to pay for deferred maintenance. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to requiring that competency-based baccalaureate degree programs be offered at certain public institutions of higher education. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the compensation and professional representation of certain students participating in University Interscholastic League activities or in intercollegiate athletic programs at certain institutions of higher education. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the essential knowledge and skills of the technology applications curriculum for public school students. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the sale, lease, or use of an unused or underused school district facility. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the election of the board of trustees of certain school districts and the powers and duties of the board of trustees of school districts. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to contracts with and the acceptance of money from certain foreign sources by public schools and public institutions of higher education; providing civil penalties. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the inclusion of an understanding of communist regimes, ideologies and history and their connection to DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) and anti-racist initiatives in the essential knowledge and skills for the social studies curriculum for public school students. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to courses to understand the United States and Texas Constitutions for high school students in public schools. April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the review, funding, and continuation of degree and certificate programs at public institutions of higher education based on certain performance standards. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to digital citizenship and media literacy instruction in public schools and a public school policy regarding Internet safety. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the inclusion of domestic violence prevention information on certain student identification cards issued by a public school. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the screening of, services for, and educational programs for children with visual impairments; authorizing an administrative penalty. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the election of certain participating entities to participate in the uniform group coverage program for active school employees. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to Holocaust Remembrance Week in public schools. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a prohibition on public institutions of higher education requiring students to enroll in certain courses to complete a certificate or degree program, using such courses to satisfy general education requirements, funding such courses using state appropriations, or requiring related faculty practices, and to freshman student orientation at those institutions. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to permissible uses of the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to grief instruction in public schools. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to establishing the Child-Care Professional Pathway program. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the requirements for issuance of a supplemental bilingual education teaching certificate. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the reporting of private school educator misconduct; providing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to including nursing school applications in a consolidated application service. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the provision of funding under the public school finance system on the basis of property values that take into account optional homestead exemptions. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the inclusion of civics instruction in public school government curriculum requirements for high school students. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to an education savings account program. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the review and evaluation of advanced placement and international baccalaureate courses offered in public schools in this state. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to certain requirements and penalties regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at a medical and dental unit. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the duties of tenured faculty at public institutions of higher education. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the revision of the essential knowledge and skills of the public school social studies curricula to include instruction relating to the history of persons with disabilities. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to repeal of provisions requiring a school district to reduce its local revenue level in excess of entitlement. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the establishment of the student success initiative program by the Texas Education Agency and the award of grants under that program. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the provision of information regarding certain public assistance programs by public schools. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the requirement for certain administrators of certain educational entities to report certain educator misconduct; increasing an administrative penalty. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to early assessment and interventions for school district students. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the eligibility of children enrolled in a special education program for free prekindergarten programs in public schools. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to broadcast coverage agreements for postseason activity of students representing a University Interscholastic League member school. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to requiring that public schools spend a certain percentage of funding for direct instructional activities, including an indicator for that requirement under the public school financial accountability system. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to requiring certain disclosures as part of certain applications for employment or an internship at a state agency or the legislature. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a study by the Texas School Safety Center on public school emergency response maps. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency and Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding standardizing transcripts for public schools. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the establishment of a school safety and mental health grant program. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to an interim study by the State Office of Risk Management regarding property and casualty insurance costs incurred by public schools. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the Polytechnic College at Sam Houston State University, including the college's eligibility to participate in certain programs. April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to performance tier funding under the public junior college state finance program. April 1, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to public school policies regarding student possession of personal communication devices and Internet safety. April 1, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a student's eligibility to participate in the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program. March 31, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the public school finance system. March 31, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a school district's grievance procedure and to certain public school requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction and diversity, equity, and inclusion duties and the loss of funding for public schools that fail to comply with those provisions. March 26, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to prohibiting the regulation of homeschool programs. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the information that must be included in a school district bond election proposition. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the collection and reporting of data regarding race and ethnicity by the Texas Education Agency. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to student access to certain academic records held by a public institution of higher education or career school or college; authorizing fees. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the establishment of a grant program for the provision of menstrual products at public schools. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the duty of the comptroller of public accounts to provide certain information to a school district if the comptroller determines in the study of the total taxable value of property in the district that the local value for the district is not valid. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to resources for public school classroom teachers, including liability insurance. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

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. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to measures to assist students enrolled at public institutions of higher education who are homeless or who are or were in foster care. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the applicability of certain financial provisions to campus or campus program charter schools. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a wage increase for certain public school employees. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to notice of certain misconduct committed by a public school educator. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to prohibiting a public school from retaliating against an employee for reporting certain misconduct. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to references to years in instructional material used in public schools. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to school district policies on dating violence. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to policies and procedures for addressing dating violence in public schools. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the removal of a student from public school for the possession, use, or delivery of e-cigarettes on or near public school property or at certain school events. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to truancy. March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the administration of assessment instruments to public school students. March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a public school's grievance procedure. March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to personal leave for wellness provided for school district employees. March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to measures to assist students enrolled at public institutions of higher education who are homeless or who are or were in foster care. March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program, including funding for that program under the Foundation School Program. March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a pilot program for outcomes-based contracts at public schools. March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the creation of the Texas Commission on Teacher Job Satisfaction and Retention. March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to requirements for courses in the core curriculum adopted by public institutions of higher education. March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain peace officers. March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the creation of the office of inspector general for education at the Texas Education Agency to investigate the administration of public education and required reporting on misconduct by employees of certain educational entities; creating a criminal offense; increasing an administrative penalty; authorizing an administrative penalty. March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to restricting research on potentially pandemic pathogens in this state; creating a civil penalty. March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to persons not eligible for employment in public schools and to measures to ensure public schools do not employ those persons. March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer certain baccalaureate degree programs. March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to providing in-person meeting requirements for governing boards of public institutions of higher education; authorizing a civil penalty. March 20, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to requiring the approval of the governing board of a public institution of higher education for the hiring of certain institution employees. March 20, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to career and technology education programs in public schools and the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program, including funding for those programs under the Foundation School Program, and to the new instructional facility allotment and the permissible uses of funding under the Foundation School Program. March 20, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education, including the establishment of a faculty council or senate and the decision-making authority of public institutions of higher education. March 20, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a statewide standing order prescribing epinephrine auto-injectors to public and private schools. March 18, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the health care professional education fund. March 18, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the administration of nonprescription medications to certain public and private school students. March 18, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Urging all public universities in Texas to respond swiftly and decisively to any attempts to occupy or disrupt campus property. March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the recognition of career and technology education programs by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to prohibited student athlete name, image, and likeness agreements; providing injunctive relief and a civil penalty. March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the availability and instruction on the use of automated external defibrillators and a cardiac emergency response plan at public schools and certain private schools in this state. March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the posting of a school district's expenditures ratio on the district's Internet website. March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to training requirements for certain governing bodies and administrators of public schools and making publicly available information regarding the expenditure of money by those public schools. March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the authority of the board of trustees of certain small school districts to decrease the number of trustees on the board. March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to certain ad valorem tax-related studies conducted by the comptroller of public accounts. March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a transparency review and report on attendance credit under the public school finance system. March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the employment of and parental notification regarding classroom teachers in public schools. March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to vision screenings for students in public or private school, including vision screening information reporting for public school students and the creation of a matching grant program for visual devices for certain students. March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to measures to ensure the safety of individuals with disabilities during an emergency situation at public postsecondary institutions. March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to requiring public schools to make reasonable accommodations for lactating students. March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans. March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to authorizing a credit union to act as a school district depository. March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the assessment of public school students in social studies in grade five. March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the compensation and professional representation of prospective student athletes and student athletes participating in intercollegiate athletic programs at certain institutions of higher education. March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the process for filling a vacancy on the board of trustees of an independent school district. March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the issuance of a transcript by a public institution of higher education to a student who fails to pay certain student fees. March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the employment of full-time registered nurses at public schools. March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a study by the Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies nursing advisory committee on school nurse staffing. March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to accountability interventions for certain school districts with low-performing campuses. March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the facility or location at which public school prekindergarten classes may be provided in partnership with a private entity. March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to parental leave policies for certain public school classroom teachers. March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency regarding standardizing building designs for public schools. March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a parent's right to receive notice each time the parent's child obtains a school library material. March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the establishment of a property value study hardship grant program. March 12, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a public school paid parental leave policy, an allotment under the Foundation School Program for the cost of providing paid parental leave under that policy, and the eligibility of certain children for free prekindergarten programs. March 12, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to requiring the cybersecurity council to conduct a study concerning the cybersecurity of school districts. March 11, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to staff development requirements for public school educators. March 11, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to an allotment for public school students who require significant resources under the Foundation School Program and the composition of a school district's threat assessment and safe and supportive school team. March 11, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to individualized education program requirements for students placed in alternative special education settings and monitoring of alternative special education settings. March 11, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Health Care Workforce Education Fund to provide funding to eligible institutions of higher education to address Texas' health care workforce needs and drive the state economy. March 10, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to eligibility for the gifted and talented student allotment under the Foundation School Program. March 10, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the determination of the value of land that is appraised as a census of properties by the comptroller of public accounts when conducting the study of school district property values. March 10, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the inclusion of a course on modern conflicts in the curriculum requirements for public high school students. March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the creation of the Tarleton State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the fast growth allotment under the public school finance system. March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation in public schools. March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to safety training for certain public school extracurricular activities. March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the discipline of certain public school students. March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a limitation on the salary of superintendents and chief executive officers of school districts and open-enrollment charter schools. March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to bullying and cyberbullying in public schools. March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the eligibility of certain school districts with outstanding debt for the guarantee of a bond by the permanent school fund. March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the administration of epinephrine medication by public and private schools. March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the establishment of a public school transportation task force. February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

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. February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to school district police department accreditation, including a grant program to assist departments in becoming accredited. February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the establishment of a housing assistance pilot program to assist certain students enrolled in public junior colleges. February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the curriculum requirements for high school students in public schools. February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to instruction in online safety for minors provided in public schools and by the Department of Public Safety. February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to civics instruction in public schools, including certain instructional requirements, civics training programs, and the essential knowledge and skills for the public school foundation curriculum and social studies curriculum. February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the establishment of a career and technical education reporting grant program by the Texas Education Agency. February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to providing information to undergraduate students regarding certain fixed or flat tuition rates provided by certain public institutions of higher education. February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the creation of grievance boards with concurrent jurisdiction over certain appeals involving the administration of public education. February 27, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text in public schools. February 26, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to instruction on hunter education for public high school students. February 25, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a credit against required recapture payments for school districts for the cost of optional residence homestead exemptions under the public school finance system. February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to charter schools, including the admission, enrollment, and employment policies of and the applicability of certain laws to open-enrollment charter schools. February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for certain capital projects at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso. February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for certain capital projects at Sul Ross State University. February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the referral of certain students receiving special education services to a local intellectual and developmental disability authority for services or public benefits. February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to creating a school uniform allotment under the Foundation School Program. February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for certain capital projects at The University of Texas at El Paso. February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to student union building fees at The University of Texas at El Paso. February 24, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to selection of statewide competition locations by the University Interscholastic League. February 19, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the use of technology by public school students, including a study on the public health effects of digital learning and public school policies regarding student possession of personal communication devices; increasing a fee. February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to allowing the board of trustees of certain school districts to create a nonvoting student trustee position on the board. February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the members of a school district's local school health advisory council. February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to authorizing the Texas School Safety Center to conduct random safety and security audits of public schools; authorizing a civil penalty. February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a limitation on the amount of tuition charged by public institutions of higher education. February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the inclusion of a school safety domain for evaluating districts and campuses under the public school accountability system. February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the creation of the office of inspector general at the Texas Education Agency to investigate the administration of public education. February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the eligibility of a person convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude to serve in certain roles at a charter holder or an open-enrollment charter school. February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to authorization and reimbursement for certain examination fee subsidies paid for public school teachers and students. February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to including antisemitism in the definition of bullying for the purpose of school discipline policies. February 11, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the essential knowledge and skills for the public school foundation curriculum and social studies curriculum. February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the grievance procedure in public schools. February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to enrolling a public school student in a virtual education program as an alternative to expulsion. February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the establishment by regional education service centers of regional school district health coverage advisory committees. February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to permissible accountability interventions for certain school districts with low-performing campuses. February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a requirement to report through the Public Education Information Management System the number of student deaths occurring on a school district or open-enrollment charter school campus. February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

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. February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to endometriosis and menstrual disorders education and informational materials for public school students. February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to excused absences from public school for students with a menstrual disorder. February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to prohibited student athlete name, image, and likeness agreements; providing injunctive relief and a civil penalty. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the permissible uses of the school safety allotment and the creation of a mental and behavioral health allotment under the Foundation School Program. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to conditions on the continued receipt of tuition and fee benefits at public institutions of higher education for senior citizens. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the school safety allotment under the public school finance system. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the basic allotment and the guaranteed yield under the Foundation School Program. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the approval of a request for the revision of a charter for an open-enrollment charter school. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the use of funds awarded under the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to terms for members of the state executive committee of the University Interscholastic League. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to an exemption from certain requirements regarding diversity, equity, or inclusion initiatives for certain charitable funds at public institutions of higher education. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to an exemption from certain requirements regarding diversity, equity, or inclusion initiatives for certain scholarly research or creative works at public institutions of higher education. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to policies and procedures regarding certain public school students with disabilities. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to an exemption from certain requirements regarding diversity, equity, or inclusion initiatives for certain scholarships provided by public institutions of higher education. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the removal of a conservator, board of managers, or other alternative management of a campus or school district in certain circumstances. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to an application for the establishment of a new open-enrollment charter school campus or site. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the inclusion of chronically absent students as students at risk of dropping out of school and the collection and reporting of data regarding those students. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the employment of certified school counselors by school districts. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the establishment of a grant program for school district or open-enrollment charter school campuses that are designated as full-service community schools. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to academic distinction designations under the public school accountability system and the career and technology allotment under the Foundation School Program. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to measures to prevent and respond to opioid-related drug overdoses, including policies and training regarding the use of opioid antagonists, at student residences on campuses of public institutions of higher education; providing immunity. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to an allotment under the Foundation School Program for full individual and initial evaluations for special education services. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to requiring public institutions of higher education to post information regarding the compensation of certain employees and independent contractors on the institution's Internet website. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to creating a fine arts allotment under the public school finance system. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to required individualized education program supplements for certain public school students placed in alternative special education settings. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to requiring the consideration of standardized test scores as a factor in nonautomatic admissions decisions at certain public institutions of higher education. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to excused absences from public school for a student's mental or behavioral health. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to an annual school district profile report by the Texas Education Agency. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to paid leave by certain state employees for the birth or adoption of a child. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the school district property value study conducted by the comptroller of public accounts. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to renaming the basic allotment under the Foundation School Program to the initial allotment. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a public school classroom safety review and referral program for students who engage in violent criminal conduct; creating a criminal offense. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the establishment and operation of the Texas B-On-time student loan program; authorizing a fee. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to approval by the commissioner of education of certain contracts entered into by a school district during the pendency of certain special investigations. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to an adjustment for certain school districts under the public school finance system for revenue lost due to the use of the state value of the district's taxable value of property determined by the comptroller of public accounts. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Promise Grant Program for Two-Year Programs and the Texas Promise Grant Program for Four-Year Programs for certain students at public institutions of higher education. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to providing free full-day prekindergarten for certain children. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to baccalaureate degree programs offered by a public junior college. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the appointment of an inspector general for education and the creation of a division of inspector general for education in the governor's office to investigate the administration of public education. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a prohibition on the use of artificial intelligence technology for classroom instruction. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to eligibility for tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the required number of minutes of instructional time to be provided by a juvenile justice alternative education program. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the receipt of financial benefits by the superintendent of a school district for certain services performed by the superintendent. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the misuse of money received for an open-enrollment charter school to support an out-of-state school. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

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. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to protections for certain military dependents enrolled in a public school. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a public school campus's election under a campus turnaround plan to operate as a community school. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain prosecuting attorneys who are employed as part of the border prosecution unit. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to requiring the board of trustees of each school district to create a nonvoting student trustee position on the board. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to allowing a member of the State Board of Education to employ a person to assist in performing the member's duties. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to social workers employed by school districts. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the enforcement of certain requirements regarding the transfer of course credit between public institutions of higher education. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to additional requirements for individualized education programs developed for children with autism or other pervasive developmental disorders. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to training requirements for public school board of trustees members and superintendents regarding the adoption of a trauma-informed school standard. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the development and use of instructional modules and training for public schools on the prevention of sexual abuse and sex trafficking. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a grant program to reimburse public schools for certain costs associated with hiring retired teachers. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the adoption of a healthy and safe school water plan by public schools. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to reporting and providing information regarding discrimination and harassment based on race, color, or ethnicity at public institutions of higher education. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Students with Disabilities Scholarship Program for certain students at public institutions of higher education. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the inclusion of instruction and information about mental health in the required curriculum for public high school students. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to an exemption from certain requirements regarding diversity, equity, or inclusion initiatives for certain activities not funded by state money provided by public institutions of higher education. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to personal leave provided for a classroom teacher to testify at a public hearing. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

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. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to providing free prekindergarten for certain children. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the employment of a special education liaison at public schools. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to a substitute teaching requirement for each member of the senate and the house of representatives. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the measures to encourage eligible students to claim certain tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for students who are or have been in foster or other residential care. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to funding for full-day prekindergarten programs under the Foundation School Program. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Emergency Aid for Public Postsecondary Students (TEAPPS) grant program for students at certain public institutions of higher education. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the reporting of information regarding high school performance acknowledgments earned by public school students. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to required screenings for pediatric feeding disorder for students with certain disabilities and to the individualized education programs for certain public school students with pediatric feeding disorder. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to establishing a social work recruitment and retention program administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to public school bilingual education programs, dual language immersion programs, and special language programs. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to special education funding under the Foundation School Program. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to requiring public schools to designate certain uniform election dates as staff development days. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to the repeal of the authority to exclude certain students without certain required immunizations from attending public school in times of emergency or epidemic. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Relating to parental consent for certain activities engaged in by a school district employee or contractor with respect to the parent's child. February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Education K-16

Source provenance

Committee source: Texas Legislature
Official committee ID: 43020530
Committee data checked: 2026-08-14T13:09:48+00:00
Local committee snapshot: var/states/texas/source/official/committees/20260814T130948087140Z-committees.json