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HB 2554 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2554 would create a vocational education program which would provide an alternate means to secure a high school diploma through vocational training. The purpose of a vocational education program under this bill is "to provide public education to high school
students whose educational needs are better served by focused
vocational education and training." Specific program requirements are outlined in the bill including the establishment...Read More
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HB 1987 |
87(R) - 2021 |
Current law prohibits a county or precinct chair of a political party from running for or holding various other offices. This is commonly known as a "resign to run" or "resign to serve" provision because they must resign their position in order to run for or serve in another elected office. HB 1987 would expand that prohibition to any officer of a political party. The bill would also require that if a person is running for county or...Read More
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HB 1931 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1931 would revise requirements for public facility corporations. Among other things, The bill would allow a public facility corporation to finance, own, or operate a multifamily residential development if all applicable provisions are met. The bill would also revise and update the requirements that certain developments must meet in order to qualify for certain tax exemptions. Read More
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HB 4305 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 4305 is a bracketed bill to allow certain municipalities in Presidio and Jeff Davis counties to use hotel occupancy tax revenue towards dark sky infrastructure. The bill would also allow the City of Brownsville to use hotel occupancy tax revenue for certain projects. Read More
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HB 4344 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 4344 would implement a statutory timeframe for the disposition of complaints made to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. The bill would require each member of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct to be notified and briefed on each complaint they receive. Within 90 days of receiving a briefing on a complaint, the Commission would have to determine any action to be taken. Commission staff would be permitted to receive a time extension...Read More
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HB 4368 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 4368 would make a wide variety of changes to existing law regarding the Austin Police Retirement System, including increased contribution rates starting in 2022, new rules on the makeup of the police retirement board, and modifying unfunded liability payment rates. Read More
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HB 4472 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 4472 would make numerous changes to the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) including revising the allocation of funds, outlining requirements of certain grant recipients, requiring certain fee to go to the TERP fund and expanding uses of the program. One major provision of the bill would require the remittance of funds to the state highway fund for
use by the Texas Department of Transportation for congestion
mitigation and air...Read More
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HB 4545 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 4545 would remove certain test-based promotional requirements and replace those with an Accelerated Learning Committee for students who perform unsatisfactorily on math and reading tests in third, fifth, and eight grade.The bill would also establish the Strong Foundations Grant Program to "to implement a
rigorous school approach that combines high-quality instruction,
materials, and support structures" for pre-k through fifth grade.Read More
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HB 2022 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 2022 would require the Teacher Retirement System to provide one opportunity to reenroll in a health benefit plan offered under the group program for an otherwise eligible retiree who is eligible to enroll in Medicare, whose initial enrollment was voluntarily
terminated on or after January 1, 2017, and on or before December
31, 2019, and who opts to reenroll on or before December 31,
2023.Read More
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HB 1914 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1914 would limit civil liability for a children’s isolation
unit at a hospital. Specifically, a children’s isolation unit that has instituted
isolation protocols would not be liable for any claim, damage, or loss
arising from the provision of health care services to children with
highly contagious diseases, unless the act or omission proximately
causing the claim, damage, or loss constitutes gross negligence or
wilful misconduct.Read More
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HB 1906 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1906 would direct the criminal justice division of the governor's office to establish a grant program to partially or fully reimburse counties for the cost of monitoring individuals involved in family violence cases. Funds could only be able to be used for the purpose of providing monitoring services. A biennial report detailing the effectiveness of the grant program would have to be submitted to the legislature. Read More
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HB 1818 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1818 would require pet stores to sell cats and dogs obtained only from an animal control agency, an animal shelter, an animal rescue organization, or a qualified breeder. Qualified breeders would be required to have the appropriate state license. The bill would also mandate that pet stores maintain a record of where they got a cat or dog from the aforementioned sources for a year, and to post in a conspicuous location affixed to...Read More
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HB 1754 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1754 would require each student identification
card issued by a public school to a student in grade six or higher
to have printed on the card the telephone number for the
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and the Crisis Text Line.The bill would also require student ID cards at institutions of higher education to have these numbers as well as the phone number for campus police or security. Read More
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HB 1505 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1505 establish the Texas Broadband Pole Replacement Program for the "purpose of speeding the deployment of broadband
to individuals in rural areas by reimbursing a portion of eligible
pole replacement costs incurred by certain persons." It would be funded by the federal Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund and overseen by the comptroller.In addition, the bill would regulate utility pole attachment contracts and standards for utility pole...Read More
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HB 1681 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1681 would prohibit the construction of an assisted living facility within a 100-year floodplain if the facility is located in a county with a population of 3.3 million or more; this would not apply to the expansions or renovations of existing assisted living facilities. HB 1681 would also require a seller of a tract of real property less than 15 acres without a residence existing on or being constructed on the property, to provide...Read More
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HB 1535 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1535 would allow a physician that is qualified and certified to prescribe low-THC cannabis to treat a patient with a medical condition through the compassionate-use research program. This program is designed and expanded to treat patients diagnosed with epilepsy, a seizure disorder, multiple sclerosis, spasticity, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, autism, cancer, post-traumatic stress for veterans, a medical condition approved by the research...Read More
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HB 1516 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1516 would require the Health and Human Services Commission to pay the costs associated with an efficiency audit by an external independent auditor to investigate the implementation and administration of the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program (TANF), and the state temporary assistance and support services program. This audit would also examine the fiscal management, efficiency of use of resources, and the effectiveness...Read More
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HB 1468 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1468 would allow school districts and open-enrollment charter schools meeting certain qualifications to develop procedures and curriculum to operate a local remote learning program
to offer virtual courses outside the state virtual school network.Read More
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HB 1400 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1400 would create a Class A misdemeanor offense for the impersonation of a private investigator. A person would commit the offense if the person impersonates a private investigator with the intent to induce another to submit to the person’s pretended
authority or to rely on the person’s pretended acts of a private
investigator; or to knowingly purport to exercise any function that
requires licensure as a private investigator.Read More
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HB 1493 |
87(R) - 2021 |
HB 1493 would prohibit private entities in the state from using a name that falsely implies a governmental affiliation. If the Secretary of State determines a filing entity is in violation of this rule, the entity would be required to cease doing business under their name and file an instrument to change their name. If enacted, governmental units would be entitled to enjoin a private entity’s use of a name that falsely implies governmental...Read More
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