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HB 504 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 504 would prevent private employers from terminating permanent employees if they were found to have served as a grand juror. The bill would require an employee who was terminated to be entitled to return to the same job that
they held when summoned for jury or grand jury service.Read More
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HB 1686 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1686 would require a state attorney, if an application for a protective order for a victim of certain offenses has not yet been filed, to promptly file such an application with respect to each victim following the offender's conviction for the following offenses: continuous sexual abuse of a young child, indecency with a child, sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, stalking, trafficking or continuous trafficking of persons, or compelling...Read More
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HB 1381 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1381 would enhance the penalty for aggravated assault from a second degree felony to a first degree felony if the offense is committed: (1) in or on any property that is owned or leased by a public or private primary or secondary school; or (2) on a passenger transportation vehicle that is owned or operated by a public or private primary or secondary school, or by another entity under contract with such a school, and is being used to...Read More
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SB 579 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 579 would provide a property tax exemption to a leasehold or other possessory interest granted to a person by the TexAmericas Center or nonprofit corporation holding title for the TexAmericas Center. The bill would establish that such a leasehold or other interest is held for a "public purpose" for and on behalf of the TexAmericas Center. TexAmericas is a governmental agency and political subdivision of the state. Read More
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HB 324 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 324 would add language to the definition of improper relationship between an educator and a student. It defines "sexual contact" as, touching by an employee of a school of the anus, breast, or any part of the
genitals of a student, or any touching of any part of the body of student with the
anus, breast, or any part of the genitals of an employee of the school, with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person.Read More
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HB 292 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 292 would amend the Occupations Code to add basic education
and training programs that relate to the trafficking of persons as part the curriculum for law enforcement officials. Read More
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HB 812 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 812 would lower the fee that inmates pay for a visit to a healthcare provider from $100 to $10. Read More
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SB 1021 |
86(R) - 2019 |
By way of background we will quote from the bill author's statement of purpose: "The Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Agreement between Texas and Vermont
established a low-level radioactive waste facility in Andrews, Texas. The facility is operated by a
private operator. Economic restrictions placed on the facility by the legislature have caused the
facility to perpetually lose money."SB 1021 would increase the amount of nonparty...Read More
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HB 4310 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4310 would require school districts to ensure sufficient time for teachers in order to teach essential knowledge and skills when designing the scope and sequence of a required subject for every grade level. School districts would be prohibited from penalizing teachers if the teacher does not teach in order or determines that they need to spend more time on a topic. Read More
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HB 3904 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3094 would expand what is counted in school accountability scores to include the number of students that are involved in extracurricular activities and number of students in the ninth grade that are on track to graduate in four years. This bill would also specify that 30 percent of accountability scores are for assessment scores, 40 percent for high school graduation rates, and 30 percent to college, career, and military readiness. HB...Read More
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HB 2983 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2983 would change how often schools would be required to administer certain assessment instruments in elementary and middle school, removing annual requirements for both mathematics and reading. This bill would also give the Texas Education Agency (TEA) the authority to set the minimum satisfactory adjusted scale score for these assessments that would apply to both public school districts and charter schools. Students in applicable grades...Read More
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HB 1182 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1182 would require every public high school to include in their curriculum requirements a personal financial literacy. This could be offered as its own course, included as a part of a current course, or as an elective. Current law requires that financial literacy courses be offered as an elective. This instruction would be required to include the financial consequences of not making timely student loan payments, the effect of student...Read More
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HB 996 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Among other things, HB 996 would prohibit a debt buyer from commencing an action against or initiating arbitration with a consumer to collect a debt for which the statute of limitations has expired. The bill would also require a debt buyer attempting to collect a debt for which the statute of limitations has expired to include a particular notice that the consumer is not required by law to pay the debt but that the collections agency may...Read More
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HB 1131 |
86(R) - 2019 |
This bill would authorize the Texas Public Finance Authority (TPFA) to issue and sell an aggregate amount of outstanding obligations not to exceed $100 million to finance: loans to eligible schools for the costs associated with maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, or renovation of eligible school district facilities; the purchase of TPFA vehicles, equipment, or appliances for sale, lease, or lease purchase to eligible districts; and a lease...Read More
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SCR 2 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SCR 2 would recognize the Texas Game Wardens as the "Texas Navy" and commend them for their service to the state.Read More
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HB 1051 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1051 would extend the high school
diploma and industry certification charter school pilot program by striking the word "pilot".HB 1051 would expand the definition of students who are at risk of dropping out to include students who participate in adult education programs for adult high school diploma and industry certification programs, regardless of age. This bill also changes some of the eligibility standards for the program,...Read More
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HB 680 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 680 would require the Texas Workforce Commission to evaluate a variety information related to the cost, quality, and effectiveness of the subsidized child care program it administrates.
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HB 759 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 759 provides confidentiality for certain Department of Family & Protective Services (DFPS) workers by allowing for the removal of their personal information from certain public documents. This information would include the home address, home telephone number, emergency contact information, or social security number of current or former child protective services caseworker or investigator for DFPS, including...Read More
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SB 362 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 362 would authorize a judge to order a proposed patient to receive court-ordered temporary or extended outpatient mental health services if: (1) the judge finds that appropriate mental health services are available to the proposed patient; (2) the jury finds, from clear and convincing evidence, that the proposed patient has a severe and persistent mental illness, the proposed patient will be unable to live safely in the community without...Read More
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SB 709 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 709 would reallocate funding for several public universities across the state and would allow for continued appropriation for every following fiscal year. Per the Texas Constitution, the legislature is required to review the allocation formula for the distribution of funds to eligible institutions every fifth year of each 10-year allocation cycle. This reallocation is a product of that review based on Texas Higher Education Coordinating...Read More
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