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HB 3044 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under this bill, prior to a school district hiring a teacher candidate as a teacher of record, a candidate for certification may conduct their mandatory 15 hours of field experience up to two years prior to participating in an education preparation program through serving as a substitute teacher or teacher's aid for five school days or by another means that requires education instruction.Read More
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HB 3080 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would establish a restriction on the death penalty for defendants who, at the time of the commission of a capital offense, were suffering with severe mental illness. For the purpose of this chapter, a person with severe mental illness is a person who has one of the following disorders: schizophrenia, schizo-affective disorder, or bipoar disorder, and as a result of the disorder they have active psychotic symptoms that substantially...Read More
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HB 3251 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 3251 would give districts that experience rapid declines in property values, relief by bill striking provisions in the Education code that reduces the amount of funding these type of districts may receive because of the devaluation.Read More
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HB 1666 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, the penalty for aggravated promotion of prostitution is a third-degree felony. If this bill passes, that same crime would be increased to a felony of the second-degree.Read More
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HB 3785 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would modify the portion of the code related to the court reporter’s record. If passed, a hearing held by an associate judge must have a court reporter provided or the proceedings must be recorded with a good quality electronic audio recording device. A court reporter would be required to be provided when an associate judge presides over a jury trial, or a child custody and parental termination matters. Read More
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HB 673 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would require the office of attorney general to develop and maintain a web portal to collect, compile, and analyze data related to criminal justice. The attorney general would direct all law enforcement agencies to submit to the web portal, any reports that are required including data on officer involved shootings, deaths, and injuries. The web portal would be publicly accessible, and would provide an analysis and visual representation...Read More
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HB 3324 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 3324 would establish the Texas Grocery Access Investment Fund to create a private-public partnership by which the state and donating private entities would provide financial assistance to a grocery store, mobile market, or farm stand for site acquisition, construction, employee hiring, and equipment purchasing in order to increase food access in underserved low-income and moderate-income areas. Procedures would be established for...Read More
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HB 1057 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Currently, Elementary and secondary schools have accountability standards that they are graded on. This bill would reform those standards by adding criteria that is to be graded on; these criteria include tracking the amount of high school students who receive class credit by examination, the percent of people who earn a diploma in not more than four years; and the percentage of students who participate in a UIL A+ academic event.Read More
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SB 2086 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 2086 would
have the Texas Higher Education Board split the higher education institutions
into regions, with one designated as a lead institution in the region. The purpose would be to facilitate the process of the transfer of students and the transfer of course credit from one
university in the region to another. Trans-regional transfers will be handled
by conforming to one common course numbering system for the transfer of credit.Read More
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HB 1789 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Current law prohibits a vehicle from
carrying a load that extends more than three feet beyond its front or more than
four feet beyond its rear. Additionally, vehicles operated over the border
between Texas and the United Mexican States may not exceed a maximum weight of for a single axle of 20,000 and a tandem
axle of 34,000.
House Bill 1789 amends
Transportation Code relating to the length requirements for automobile
transporters,...Read More
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HB 2194 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This is a local bill. HB 2194 would require the commissioners court of each county to appoint one member to serve on the district's board of trustees. The powers and duties of this member would be established, and severability provisions are established.Read More
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HB 3855 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under
current law, certain regulations exist for outdoor advertising and off-premise
signs. HB 3855 would expand the application of these regulations under the more
broadly defined term of “commercial signs.” Regulatory exemptions related to
education and private property would be eliminated and regulations would also
be expanded to restrict wind load pressure, sign face area, sign height, and
sign spacing.
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SB 2168 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 2168 would make records of groundless educator misconduct complaints confidential unless the complaint becomes a part of the record
in a contested case.Read More
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SB 2079 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 2079 would require student transcripts, for public junior colleges and general academic teaching institutions, include the median grades for the entire class for classes that assign letter grades. Read More
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SB 2005 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, a building known as the French Embassy is in the full charge of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. SB 2005 would transfer the building, funding, and related assets to the Texas Historical Commission, rename the building as the “French Legation,” and require the commission to preserve, maintain, and restore the property. The commission would be authorized to enter an agreement with the Daughters of the Republic...Read More
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HB 1818 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, the Railroad Commission is authorized to create regulations, issue licenses, and otherwise manage resources in Texas. HB 1818 would move the sunset review of the commission to 2029, create new procedures that encourage rulemaking negotiation and dispute resolution, require the creation of a plan to use monitoring equipment in a way that is safe and environmentally friendly, and allow the for the imposition of fees related...Read More
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SB 1971 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, the Texas Racing Act provides financial supplements and monetary awards to breeders and owners of Texas-bred greyhounds and horses. SB 1971 would dedicate many more funding sources to such supplements, including administrative penalties imposed under the Agricultural Code that are currently credited to the general revenue fund. This bill would also create a purse matching fund to incentivize economic development in the...Read More
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HB 3913 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 3913 would amend the Government Code to require a governmental entity to include in a public works contract to which the entity is a party a provision that establishes the circumstances under which the project will be substantially complete and if retainage will be released on substantial completion of the project. Next, a governmental entity would be prohibited from withholding a retainage that exceeds 5% of the contract price on a...Read More
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SB 1964 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 1964 would require the entire territory of the Jones State Forest to remain natural, scenic, undeveloped, and open. This bill would prohibit the enforcement of any statute, rule, policy, or ordinance that does not preserve the Jones State Forest.Read More
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SB 2287 |
85(R) - 2017 |
SB 2287 would include the operation and maintenance of roads in the purpose of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 525; remove certain approval requirements on the district’s authority to undertake road projects; and require that all such projects meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations.Read More
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