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HB 3029 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 3029 would amend the Occupations Code to do away with "registered certified technician" and replace it with "certified technician" for air conditioning and refrigeration. The proscribed training and education requirements to become certified would be updated. The conditions for a technician certification are outlined in this bill. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation would be required to accept or approve the education providers...Read More
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HB 3576 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would allow for the collection and release of medical information on the Zika virus and other high consequence communicable diseases to an appropriate federal agency that requests the information, including the name, address, sex, race, and occupation of the individual, the date of the onset of the condition, the probable source of infection or exposure, and other requested information.Read More
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HB 3574 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would allow the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to include educational quality as part of the threshold criteria in an application for the allocation of low income tax credits, but prohibit education quality from being considered as a scoring factor.Read More
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HB 3349 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would create an accelerated educator training program to train experts in vocational teaching. The bill would make a person meeting certain requirements related to education and experience eligible
for admission to the program. At the end of this program, one would be given a license to train others in the program and certified to teach the relevant class. HB 3349 requires the Board of Education, for the purpose of providing...Read More
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HB 3281 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, homestead preservation districts and reinvestment zones exist to enable municipalities to promote homeownership (particularly for low- and middle-income families) and improve economic and social conditions in disadvantaged communities. Such assistance is available to municipalities with a population of at least 750,000 in a uniform state service region with fewer than 550,000 occupied housing units.HB 3281 would expand...Read More
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HB 2938 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 2938 would give the Sienna Plantation Levee Improvement District certain exceptions to bond issuing procedures regarding compliance with the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. However, the outstanding principal amount of bonds, notes, and other obligations issued to finance parks and recreational facilities may not exceed an amount equal to two percent of the taxable property in the district.Read More
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HB 3204 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would require that if the state receives federal funding for the WIC program, the state shall include predominantly WIC vendors as authorized vendors if they meet other vendor requirements established by federal and state laws and regulations. The bill would also prohibit the state from imposing requirements for a predominantly WIC program vendor in a vendor agreement for the WIC program that are outside the scope of the program....Read More
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HB 3103 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 3103 amends Tax Code relating to the taxes imposed on tangible
property that is used continually.
Under current law, the state has jurisdiction to tax tangible personal
property if the property is: located in this state for an extended period, temporarily
located outside and the owner lives in the state, or used continually.
The bill would further define continual use of property which would be
required...Read More
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HB 3075 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, the state has certain standards that govern how to compute completion and dropout rates in terms of gauging accountability. This bill would add to the code by mandating that those students who are detained in the juvenile detention facility are not eligible to be counted.Read More
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HB 2590 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would put the authority to assess administrative penalties against providers participating in certain Medicaid waiver programs with the Health and Human Services Commission rather than the Department of State Health Services. The commission would be allowed to assess administrative penalties after notifying and providing a reasonable amount of time to a provider to correct the violation for certain violations. The bill also would...Read More
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HB 2561 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would extend the sunset provision of the Texas State Board of Pharmacy to 2029 and would require the executive director to develop a training manual to be distributed to each board member annually. This bill would also require the board to develop guidelines for identifying and preventing prescriptive practices that are harmful or patient prescriptive practices that indicate drug abuse or diversion, and develop a system in which...Read More
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HB 2937 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HBl 2937 would institute a dual credit medical pilot program. High school students would be able to work in a hospital for college credit for the purposes of learning to work in the medical field. Students participating in the
medical dual credit program could not be charged for tuition, fees, or required textbooks or other
instructional materials; school districts would be required to cover these costs to the extent that
they were...Read More
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HB 2305 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 2305 would amend the Government Code to update numerous reporting requirements. The Texas State Library and Archives Commission would be required to submit a report to the Governor and Legislative Budget Board every odd-numbered year that outlines all statutorily required reports prepared by and submitted to a state agency. A state agency would be required to use the Texas Digital Archive to submit or post a report required by a statute,...Read More
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HB 2912 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This is a local bill. HB 2912 would create the New Fairview Municipal Utility District No. 1, granting it certain powers to implement and finance road projects. This includes the authority to issue bonds and impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Compliance standards and other requirements would be instituted. If this Act does not receive a two-thirds vote by all members of each house, this district will have no eminent domain power. This...Read More
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HB 2386 |
85(R) - 2017 |
Under current law, a person is allowed to burn certain waste such as as brush pile, leaves, or tree trimmings if an employee of a fire department, who is part of the fire protection personnel, is present and supervising the action. HB 2386 would allow volunteer firefighters acting in the scope of the firefighter's volunteer duties to also be an acceptable supervisor of the occasion. Read More
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HB 2888 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would allow the Board of Pardons and Paroles to require an inmate to complete certain classes or programs before releasing the individual on parole. The board would be required to also make reasonable measures to ensure that the inmate has the opportunity to complete the programs or classes included in the inmate's individual treatment plan, before the individual’s parole eligibility date. If this bill passes, the programs would...Read More
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HB 1974 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 1974 would establish an instrument as a durable power of attorney if it follows certain criteria. A durable power of attorney executed in this state or another another is valid if it meets certain compliance standards. The meaning and effect of a durable power of attorney is determined by the law of the indicated jurisdiction, with exceptions. The procedures for the appointment of co-agents and successor agents, and the acceptance of...Read More
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HB 2025 |
85(R) - 2017 |
This bill would require HHSC to develop a system to track the scope and severity of each violation of statute regarding certain long term care facilities. The bill also gives HHSC authority over assessing administrative penalties. The commission would also be required to inspect facilities every two years after the initial inspection. This bill would require that a facility that provides care to a person with Alzheimer’s disease have...Read More
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HB 2757 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 2757 would amend the Government Code to allow a state agency employee to donate any amount of the employee’s accrued sick leave to another employee who is employed in the same agency and is experiencing a medical emergency or caring for an immediate family member experiencing a medical emergency and has exhausted all paid leave available to the employee. The employee would be required to provide a written statement from the practitioner...Read More
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HB 2729 |
85(R) - 2017 |
HB 2729 would have the Texas Workforce Commission and the Texas Higher Education Board work with school districts to post careers and certifications that are available for high school students in the technological field.Read More
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