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HB 650 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 650 would require training for correctional officers, employed at facilities which house females, on the medical and mental health care issues relating to pregnant inmates. The bill would require the The Department of Corrections to conduct a study of the effect of visitation policies on the relationships between female inmates and their children. The study will review evidence-based visitation practices that
enhance parental bonding...Read More
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HB 1520 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1520 is the sunset review legislation for the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy. The bill would extend the board's operations until 2031 and would make some changes to the board's operation, including changes to training programs, requiring fingerprint-based background checks for certified public accountant applicants, and requiring applicants to pay an associated fee. Read More
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HB 1802 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1802 would extend the deadline for appealing an appraisal review board order to 60 days, rather than 45 days, from the date the property owner receives notice of the order. It would also require the comptroller to provide property owners with a written notice of deficiencies in a rejected application for binding arbitration, and allow the property owner 15 days to cure the deficiencies.Read More
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SB 426 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 426 would require school districts to adopt policies to ensure that school counselors spend at least 80% of their time on duties that are components of the developmental guidance and counseling program. If a school district decides not to adopt a policy, they must post on their website an explanation as to why they cannot make a policy and the additional roles a school counselor would carry out. Read More
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HB 1159 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1159 would allow the for the creation of a certificate that would provide documentation in a circumstance where two parties are authorized to exchange an acknowledgement on behalf of a partnership. This certificate would show that an officer has approved their partnership and their attorney, or acting officer will personally appear for the purposes that are expressed in the acknowledgement. Read More
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HB 374 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 374 would require a community supervision and corrections department to adopt a policy regarding scheduling of meets or visits with individuals on community supervision. The policy must require the supervision officer to take into account the defendant's work, treatment, or community service schedule when scheduling meetings or visits. A department would also be permitted to allow a defendant to report in to a supervision officer by video...Read More
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HB 2899 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 2899 would make a contractor who enters into a contract with a governmental entity for road or highway construction or repair immune from civil liability for the accuracy, adequacy,
sufficiency, suitability, or feasibility of project
specifications prepared by the government entity, and would not be liable for any damage that is caused by a defect in those specifications. Contractors would also not be liable for errors, omissions, or...Read More
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HB 1619 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB
1619 would require a court reporter or shorthand reporting firm to fully
itemize the rate and amount charged for the services on each billing statement
for services provided by the reporter or firm in a legal proceeding.
The
bill would require the Judicial Branch Certification Commission (JBCC) to periodically
update a list of states that have certification, registration, or licensing
requirements for court reporters and...Read More
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HB 788 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 788 would require the Board of Pardons and Paroles (BPP) to conduct a study on the
effectiveness of the assessment components of the parole guidelines used by the board and parole
panels to determine if inmates should be released on parole. The bill would require the (BPP) to collect information on inmates considered for
parole between September 1, 2013 and August 31, 2016. They would be required to compare and analyze the...Read More
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HB 3 |
86(R) - 2019 |
In summary, CSHB would increase funding per student, increase teacher pay, provide money for full-day pre-K for low-income students, and allow for long-term property tax relief. It includes a $5,000 across-the-board raise for full-time classroom teachers and librarians, funding for districts that want to pay higher-rated teachers more, money for districts with better student academic outcomes, and a few different long-term property tax relief...Read More
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SB 784 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 784 would require local health advisory councils to submit the minutes of each meeting to the school district and for the district to post the minutes onto their website. This bill would also require school boards to create a policy for procedures on adopting a curriculum on human sexuality. Parents would be provided each date on which the district's human sexuality instruction will be provided to the student, along with detailed descriptions...Read More
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SB 1882 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Currently, certain physicians who serve on a board of hospital are allowed voting authority for the purpose of determining the hiring status of potential staff. Physicians that vote are required to not discriminate based on licensure. For example, the board is not to discriminate if a physician holds a license that is an MD or DO.SB 1882 would require certain hospitals to provide a notification to the physicians of a voting board of a hospital...Read More
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SB 2285 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 2285 would require the School Accountability Advisory Committee to look into every challenge of an accountability rating regardless of the basis of the challenge. This bill also prohibits the Texas Education Agency (TEA) commissioner from limiting a challenge to an accountability rating relating to
a data or calculation error attributable to the school district or
open-enrollment charter school.The commissioner would be required...Read More
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SB 2089 |
86(R) - 2019 |
Under current law, many individuals provide medical
directives, which are arrangements that have been made in the event of a life-threatening circumstance that relates to the individual's wishes during what could be, possibly, end of life care. An example of this would include a document such a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate).
SB 2089 would require that when a physician refuses to honor
a patient...Read More
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SB 629 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 629 would require certain school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to post to their websites an electronic database of their finances. The bill prescribes the specific financial information which must be disclosed in the database. This would apply only to the top 50 school districts by enrollment and the top 10 open-enrollment charter schools by enrollment.Read More
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SB 2538 |
86(R) - 2019 |
SB 2538 would create the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 77 to construct and finance water, sewer, drainage, road, and recreational facilities within the district.Read More
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HB 1506 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1506 would authorize a utility to establish reduced water and sewer rates for a minimal level of service to be provided to a class of customers who are 65 years or older, who receive medical assistance, or who receive SNAP benefits, to ensure that those customers receive that level of service at more affordable rates. The regulatory authority would also be allowed to establish requirements for determining eligibility of customers to receive...Read More
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HB 476 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 476 would require public institutions of higher education that have policies regarding EpiPens to include the policies in the student handbook and publish them on the institution's website. A copy of the policy would be required to be sent to the Department of State Health Services.Read More
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HB 1442 |
86(R) - 2019 |
CSHB 1442 would continue the responsibilities and functions of the Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner. It also adds alternative rulemaking and dispute resolution procedures, advisory committees, and licensing and registration fees. The bill would make administrative changes OCCC's oversight of licensed professions. The bill would make the renewal term for certain occupational licenses two years rather than annual. Furthermore, the...Read More
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HB 1397 |
86(R) - 2019 |
HB 1397 would allow electric utilities that operate outside of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to apply for a rate rider from the Texas Public Utility Commission in order to more quickly recover the electric utility’s power
generation investment and any costs associated with it, and to encourage generation investment.Read More
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