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Committee on Education reports more than a dozen education bills favorably, several unanimously
Summary
The Senate Committee on Education advanced a slate of bills and resolutions covering parental rights, special education accommodations, device standards and more; most measures were reported favorably with unanimous or near-unanimous votes and will move to the full Senate or local/uncontested calendars.
The Senate Committee on Education reported a package of bills and a concurrent resolution to the full Senate or the local/uncontested calendar on a session that covered a range of education topics including emergency accommodations for students with disabilities, parental-rights measures, curriculum standards and device standards.
Votes at a glance
- Senate Bill 57 (Dean Zaffirini; committee substitute requested by the Texas Education Agency): Committee substitute adopted; reported favorably — final committee record reflected 10 ayes, 0 nays. The substitute requires that emergency accommodations for students with disabilities be explicitly included in IEPs or Section 504 plans, that those accommodations be provided and documented, that administrators responsible for emergency planning receive the information, and that TEA may adopt emergency-preparedness guidelines by rule. (Reported favorably for local calendar.)
- Senate Bill 24 (Vice Chair Campbell; committee substitute): Committee substitute…
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