AUSTIN UPDATES
Current July schedule for Texas House and Senate:
Texas Senate:
Monday July 11th, 2022: Finance Committee. 10:00am
Invited and Public Testimony on the following Interim Charges:
Federal Funds: Report on the state use of federal COVID-19 relief funds provided under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, Infrastructure Investment and Job Acts and similar federal legislation.
Examine local use of federal relief funding, including funding provided to school districts through the ESSER funds.
Tuesday July 12th, 2022: Finance Committee. 10:00am
Invited and Public Testimony on the following Interim Charges:
Operation Lone Star: Monitor appropriations and spending supporting Operation Lone Star and the Southern Border.
Bail Bond Reform: Monitor the implementation of recent bail bond reform legislation along with its economic impact on the judicial and correctional system.
Texas Senate Finance Committee Members:
https://www.senate.texas.gov/cmte.php?c=540
Texas House:
Monday, July 25th, 2022: Public Education. 9:00am
Invited and Public Testimony on the following Interim Charges:
1. Monitor and discuss:
**HB1525 and HB3(86R) relating to public school finance and public education.
**HB4545 relating to assessment of public school students and providing accelerated
instruction.
**SB1365 relating to public school organization, accountability and fiscal management.
**SB1716 relating to supplemental special education services and instructional material for certain public school students.
2. Study the effects of COVID-19on K-12 learning loss and best practices to address learning loss.
3. Examine the cause and contributors for chronic absenteeism in public schools and its impact on student outcomes.
ALL WRITTEN TESTIMONY AND HANDOUTS SHOULD BE EMAILED TO THE CLERK BY JULY 20th.
Public Comment Form:
https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c400
Tuesday, July 26th,2022: Public Education. 9:00am
Invited and Public Testimony on the following Interim Charges:
1. Identify and examine efforts to ensure that parents have a meaningful role in their children's education. Recommend necessary changes in both independent school district boards and open enrollment charter governing board governance to protect the right of parents to participate in their child's education.
2. Examine partnerships between K-12, higher education institutions, and employers that promote postsecondary and career readiness and identify current obstacles.
3. Monitor and analyze the state policy on curriculum and instructional materials used in public schools.
ALL WRITTEN TESTIMONY AND HANDOUTS SHOULD BE EMAILED TO THE CLERK BY JULY 20th.
Public Comment Form:
