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SB 1374 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1374 would allow for students to enroll in Algebra I and Geometry concurrently.Read More
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SB 1016 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1016 would require the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to conduct an audit once every four years that would review the professional development requirements and continuing education requirements that are applicable to educators in the state. The goal, among other things, would be to "consider the value of maintaining existing state-mandated training
requirements relating to specific topics and seek to eliminate any
unnecessary...Read More
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SB 232 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 232 would require school districts to notify parents or parental guardians of students in the ninth grade or above that students are not required to take Algebra II to graduate high school. The notification must also include the potential negative consequences of not taking Algebra II such as reducing chances for college admission or becoming ineligible to receive certain financial assistance. Read More
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HB 1136 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB
1136 would allow a municipality with a Public Improvement District (PID) that
includes at least one hotel, to undertake projects that could benefit
the area’s tourism. Projects in these municipalities would have certain
requirements in order to be eligible for the program. These projects would be used
for advertising or business recruitment relating to hotels. Furthermore, a
municipality would be able to include a property to...Read More
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HB 304 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 304 would change the nature of the signatures required for a petition requesting the creation of a municipal management district (MMD) from the signatures of the owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the proposed district, to the signatures of the owners of a majority of the assessed value of such property that would be subject to assessment by the district. It would also remove residency as a qualification...Read More
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HB 3217 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 3217 would remove a statutory prohibition preventing the State Board of Education (SBOE) from requiring more than 18 semester credit
hours of education courses for a person to obtain a teaching certification. The bill allows for the SBOE to include hours of field based experience in addition to internships in credit hours needed for certification.Read More
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HB 4071 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 4071 directs payment to miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state.Read More
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HB 692 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 692 would prohibit schools from giving a homeless student an out-of-school suspension. The bill would allow schools to work with the school district's homeless education liaison to come up with alternative punishments for these students. The Senate committee substitute would provide exceptions to this prohibition if the student engaged in: (1) conduct that contains the elements of an offense related to weapons under certain sections...Read More
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HB 684 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 684 would provide that a parent of a student with a seizure disorder who seeks care for the student's seizures while the student is at school must submit to the school district a copy of a seizure management and treatment plan developed by the parent and the physician responsible for the student's seizure treatment. The plan must identify the health care services the student may receive at school, evaluate the student's ability to manage...Read More
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HB 1504 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1504 would amend multiple statutes concerning the operations of the Texas Medical Board. Examples would include the creation of board member training materials and additional persons, the expedition of licensing for certain out-of-state applicants, the creation of a memorandum of understanding, and the obtaining the criminal history of applicants. The bill would also provide clarification for the judicial review process...Read More
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SB 2332 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 2332 would require certain river authorities, in November of the sixth year after the year in which the Sunset Advisory Commission completed the review of the river authority, to report to the legislative committee with jurisdiction over water to explain rule changes made since the review by the Commission, and the consequences of those changes. This bill would also authorize the committee to compel testimony by a representative...Read More
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HB 1821 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1821 would rename a portion of State Loop 111 in Travis County as the "Richard Overton Memorial Highway."Read More
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SB 1623 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1623 would provide that a nonprofit legal services corporation is not subject to regulation by the Texas Department of Insurance. It would also provide that a nonprofit legal services corporation is not engaged in the business of insurance and is not subject to laws relating to insurers. This bill relates to the Texas Legal Protection Plan (Texas Legal) which was created by the legislature to provide comprehensible and affordable coverage...Read More
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SB 1118 |
86(R) - 2019 |
The Housing Trust Fund (HTF) was created in 1991 in order to create affordable housing for low-income and very low-income individuals and families. The HTF provides funding for the Texas Bootstrap Self-Help Loan Program and the Amy Young Barrier Removal Program (AYBRP). SB 1118 would make several statutory updates to this fund.SB 1118 would update the income threshold to 80 percent of area median income or 80 percent of the statewide income...Read More
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SB 804 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 804 would authorize a judge, if a judge grants community supervision to a defendant convicted of cruelty to livestock animals, attack on assistance animal, cruelty to nonlivestock animals, dog fighting, and cockfighting, among other offenses, to require the defendant to meet certain conditions of community supervision. These conditions may include: (1) requiring the defendant to relinquish custody of animals in the defendant's possession;...Read More
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HB 2458 |
86(R) - 2019 |
The state bullion depository was established in 2015 for the storage of precious metal assets in the form of bullion or specie by individuals, businesses, or state agencies. HB 2458 would update existing statutes based on the comptroller's recommendations, and require the comptroller to adopt rules to carry out those laws. More specifically, it would allow the comptroller to employ subordinate officers or employees as necessary...Read More
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SB 2318 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 2318 would prohibit a county from requiring a building permit to construct, improve, or occupy a structure used for the retail sale of seasonal goods if the structure is portable and smaller than 500 square feet.Read More
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SB 1114 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 1114 would allow an independent school district to sell, at less than fair market value, or donate property to the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation or to another nonprofit organization which specializes in developing affordable housing. Before selling or donating the property, the board of trustees of the school district would be required to hold a public hearing concerning the sale or donation. CSSB 1114 would...Read More
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SB 545 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Under current law, it is incumbent upon the developer of a housing project to submit an application for housing tax credits.SB 545 would amend Government Code to require the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to provide documentation that includes the application for a housing tax credit. Applications in this process would be grouped in a scoring system and also include the financial plans for the project.Read More
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SB 542 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 542 would allow the governing board of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to allocate housing tax credits under the low-income housing tax credit program to more than one development in a single community in the same calendar if the following conditions are met: (1) at least one of the developments will be located wholly within a census tract that has a poverty rate above 15 percent and in which the median value of...Read More
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