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Crowley ISD reviews new education bills; administration readies policy changes and stakeholder input
Summary
District staff summarized more than 100 education bills from the recent Texas legislative session and flagged several bills under district review, including proposals on religious displays, homestead tax exemptions, homeschooled student participation in UIL activities, and a ban on personal communication devices.
District staff briefed the Crowley ISD Board of Trustees on legislative activity from the Texas regular session and outlined several bills that the district is reviewing for policy changes and board action.
The presenter said more than 1,200 bills moved through the regular session, roughly 600 of which the governor had signed at the time of the briefing, and that about 106 of those bills concerned public education. Staff identified several 'hot topics' under administrative review that will move to the district's policy review committee and then to the full board: display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms and related prayer or religious-text provisions; proposals to increase…
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