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NEISD government affairs director briefs trustees on education bills, timelines as session nears sine die

3280764 · May 13, 2025
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NEISD’s director of government relations reviewed key Texas legislation affecting schools — including SB2/HB2 (school finance), HB4 (assessment/accountability changes), HB19 (debt limits), and several public-education bills — and reminded trustees of procedural deadlines as the legislature approached sine die.

The district’s director of government relations updated the Northeast ISD board on the status of major education and related bills in the Texas Legislature and highlighted upcoming procedural deadlines ahead of sine die.

Jacob Bywaters briefed trustees on a compressed timeline: “We have 21 days left until June 2, which is sine die, the last day we can constitutionally pass legislation in Texas without a special session,” he said, and explained that House and Senate deadlines…

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