Updated June 19, 2023
P1 – Priority 1 – Bills that directly affect TSD and/or the D/HH population. (BOLD)
P2 – Priority 2 – Bills that may have an indirectly affect TSD and its operations.
P3 – Priority 3 – Bills that are just being tracked.
*Closely tracking
EFFECTIVELY IMMEDIATELY
HB 1416 by Bell, Keith – Relating to accelerated instruction provided to public school students who fail to achieve satisfactory performance on certain assessment instruments. Text P2
HB 3928 by Toth – Relating to a student’s eligibility for special education services provided by a school district, including services for dyslexia and related disorders. Text P2
HB 4123 by Guillen – (SB 1785 by Zaffirini) Relating to the dissemination of criminal history record information by the Department of Public Safety. Text P3
SB 30 by Huffman – Relating to supplemental appropriations and reductions in appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations. Text P1
SB 838 by Creighton – (HB 669 by Thierry) – Relating to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools providing panic alert devices in classrooms. Text P2
SB 2017 by Zaffirini – Relating to the regulation of hearing aids and the practices of audiology and the fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments. Text P2
SB 2304 by LaMantia – Relating to providing information regarding the Texas Driving with Disability Program to certain public school students and in the curriculum of driver education courses and driving safety courses. Text P2
EFFECTIVE ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
HB 3 by Burrows – Relating to measures for ensuring public school safety, including the development and implementation of purchases relating to and funding for public school safety and security requirements and the provision of safety-related resources. Text P3
HB 109 by Johnson, Julie – Relating to health benefit coverage for hearing aids for children and adults. Text P2
HB 1615 by Button – Relating to strategies to increase the availability of child-care and prekindergarten programs. Text P2
HB 1926 by Hull – Relating to the expiration date of the supplemental special education services program. Text P2
HB 3132 by Guerra – Relating to an optional designation on a driver’s license or personal identification certificate indicating that a person has a hearing impairment. Text P2
HB 3708 by Buckley – Relating to creating an allotment under the Foundation School Program for school districts that allow non-enrolled students to participate in University Interscholastic League activities. Text P3
SB 850 by Blanco – Relating to the composition of the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium. Text P3
EFFECTIVE 2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR
HB 8 by VanDeaver – (SB 2539 by Creighton) Relating to the administration, coordination, and support of public higher education, including the public junior college state finance program and an Advanced Career and Education (ACE) scholarship program for students enrolled in dual credit courses. Text P2
HB 1605 by Buckley – (SB 2565 by Creighton) Relating to instructional material and technology, the adoption and revision of essential knowledge and skills of the public school foundation curriculum, and creating allotments for the procurement of certain instructional materials under the Foundation School Program; authorizing a fee. Text P2
SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
HB 1 by Bonnen – General Appropriations Bill. Text P1 (Line Item Veto)
HCR 111 by Flores / Eckhardt – Honoring Claire Bugen for 25 years of service as superintendent of the Texas School for the Deaf. Text P1 (Read and Adopted May 6, 2023/May 9, 2023)
ENROLLED
SR 225 by Eckhardt – Recognizing the celebration of Black History Month at Texas School for the Deaf. Text P1 (Read and Adopted February 28, 2023)
Desk of the PIO 