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Votes at a glance: Education committee approves minutes, advances several bills; one bill laid over for amendment
Summary
Committee approved minutes, reported three bills to the full Senate (SB197, SB765 as amended, HB2516, HB3192) and laid over SB914 for amendment; the committee adjourned.
The Senate Education Committee took the following formal actions during its meeting:
- Approved minutes from the meeting held on 03/25/2025 (motion by Vice Chair; adopted on voice vote).
- Reported Senate Bill 197 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass; counsel summarized the bill as limiting testing requirements for professional teaching certificates to candidates without a bachelor’s degree in teacher education and to those with such a degree but a GPA under 3.0 (motion by Vice Chair; adopted on voice vote).
- Adopted an amendment to the committee substitute for Senate Bill 765 removing the requirement that veterans show proof of prior military instructor certification; the committee then reported the amended substitute to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass (amendment moved by Senior senator from the thirteenth; motions adopted on voice votes).
- Laid Senate Bill 914 (the nonpublic schools bill) over for amendment drafting; the sponsor moved to lay the bill over and the motion carried.
- Reported House Bill 2516 (repeal of obsolete code sections) to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass (motion by Vice Chair; adopted on voice vote).
- Reported House Bill 3192 (repeal of obsolete higher education code sections) to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass (motion by Vice Chair; adopted on voice vote).
- The Vice Chair moved to adjourn; the motion carried and the committee adjourned.
