Updated: October 10, 2023
Summary
During the Senate Finance hearing on October 9th, Senator Creighton put forth SB 2, a substantial $5.2 billion school funding bill. The primary focus of this bill is to significantly boost teacher salaries across-the-board, with extra emphasis on providing additional compensation for educators in smaller and mid-sized districts. Additionally, the bill proposes a considerable increase in per-student funding for schools and a doubling of the per-campus allotment, as established during the 88th Regular Session. It’s worth emphasizing that this legislation stands independently from the governor’s agenda, although the governor can modify it at any time.
Bills
Senate Committee Voted Favorably w/o Amendments
SB 2 by Creighton | Huffman – Relating to a local optional teacher designation system implemented by a school district, a security officer employed by a school district, the basic allotment and guaranteed yield under the public school finance system, and certain allotments under the Foundation School Program; making an appropriation.
Senate Finance Committee
SB 1 by Creighton – Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.
Senate – Filed
SB 14 by Middleton – Relating to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text in public schools.
SB 22 by King – Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.
SB 25 by LaMantia – Relating to a credit against required recapture payments for certain school districts with excess facilities costs under the public school finance system.
SB 27 by Johnson – Relating to the regulation of certain continuing education programs.
SB 28 by Paxton – Relating to the establishment of an Education Savings Account program.
SB 29 by Paxton – Relating to the transfer of students between public schools.
SB 30 by Paxton – Relating to fetal development instruction included as part of the public school health curriculum in certain grade levels.
SB 31 by Paxton – Relating to the applicability of certain requirements relating to parental rights, open records, and public information to school districts designated as districts of innovation.
SB 32 by Paxton – Relating to the display of the national motto and historically significant documents to the founding of the United States in public schools and institutions of higher education.
SB 34 by Paxton – Relating to a school district’s library materials and catalog, the creation of local school library advisory councils, and parental rights regarding public school library catalogs and access by the parent’s child to library materials.
SB 40 by Menendez | et al. – Relating to the public school finance system.
SB 50 by Springer – Relating to the admission to public schools of children unlawfully present in the United States and the eligibility of those children for the benefits of the available school fund and Foundation School Program.
SB 52 by Johnson – Relating to a paid parental leave policy at public schools and an allotment under the Foundation School Program for the cost of providing paid parental leave under that policy.
SB 53 by Johnson – Relating to an annual adjustment to the basic allotment under the Foundation School Program to reflect inflation.
SB 54 by Johnson – Relating to the establishment of a grant program for school districts or open-enrollment charter school campuses that are designated as full-service community schools.
SB 55 by Johnson – Relating tot he eligibility of certain children of classroom teachers for enrollment in a free pre-kindergarten program.
SB 56 by Johnson – Relating to academic distinction designations under the public school accountability system and the career and technology allotment under the Foundation School Program.
SB 57 by Johnson – Relating to the use of average enrollment for purposes of the public school finance system.
SB 58 by Creighton – Relating to the rights and certification of public school educators and assistance provided to public schools by the Texas Education Agency related to public school educators and to certain allotments under the Foundation School Program. P1 TEXT
House – Filed
HB 26 by Gervin-Hawkins – Relating to requiring cultural inclusion as part of the social studies curriculum for public schools.
HB 39 by Gervin-Hawkins – Relating to the transfer for an athletic participation purpose of a student from the school district of the student’s residence to another district.
HB 42 by Gervin-Hawkins – Relating to the adoption of a healthy and safe school water plan by public schools.
HB 44 by Gervin-Hawkins – Relating to a grant program to provide free public school prekindergarten programs to certain children who are eligible for the subsidized child-care program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission.
HB 45 by Gervin-Hawkins – Relating to the implementation of certain rules regarding public school accountability adopted by the commissioner of education or the Texas Education Agency.
HB 46 by Gervin-Hawkins – Relating to the inclusion of chronically absent students as students at risk of dropping out of school and the collection and reporting of data regarding those students.
HB 51 by Bucy – Relating to requiring fine arts as part of the foundation curriculum for public schools.
HB 52 by Bucy – Relating to the use of average enrollment for purposes of the public school finance system.
HB 53 by Bucy – Relating to providing free full-day prekindergarten for certain children.
HB 55 by Bucy – Relating to requirements regarding certain behavior management for a student enrolled in a special education program of a public school.
HB 56 by Bucy – Relating to the discipline of students enrolled in certain grade levels or receiving special education services in a public school.
HB 59 by Bucy – Relating to a universal screening process for a school district’s program for gifted and talented students.
HB 78 by Hull – Relating to parental approval for a student’s participation in human sexuality instruction in public schools.
HB 81 by Leo-Wilson – Relating to the admission to public schools of children unlawfully present in the United States and the eligibility of those children for the benefits of the available school fund and Foundation School Program.
HB 82 by Schaefer – Relating to a parent-directed supplemental services and instructional materials program for public school students; authorizing a fee.
HB 89 by Patterson – Relating to the establishment of an ombudsman for parents of children enrolled in public school.
HB 92 by Gervin-Hawkins – Relating to the establishment of community-based learning centers to serve public school students.
HB 95 by Zwiener – Relating to requiring the legislature to set the basic allotment and guaranteed yield under the public school finance system at certain amounts in the General Appropriations Act.
HB 99 by Cain – Relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus state revenue.
HB 105 by Capriglione – Relating to certain information required to be posted by a school district on the school district’s Internet website.
HB 107 by Tepper – Relating to the prohibition on instruction and certain activities regarding sexual orientation or gender identity provided or allowed by school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, and district and charter school employees.
HB 108 by Plesa – Relating to the prohibition on instruction and certain activities regarding sexual orientation or gender identity provided or allowed by school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, and district and charter school employees.
HB 109 by Bumgarner – Relating to the admission to public schools of children unlawfully present in the United States and the eligibility of those children for the benefits of the available school fund and Foundation School Program.
HB 110 by Isaac – Relating to the state compression percentage and a school district’s maximum compressed tax rate under the public school finance system.
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