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85th Regular Session, 2017
	HB 11 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to consideration of the mental health of public school students in training requirements for certain school employees, curriculum requirements, educational programs, state and regional programs and services, and health care services for students.
	Author: Price, Four \| et. al.
	Committees: Public Health
	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
	HB 21 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the funding of primary and secondary education.
	Author: Huberty, Dan \| et. al.
	Sponsor: Taylor, Larry \| et. al.
	Committees: Public Education \| Education
	Last Action: Senate appoints conferees-reported
	HB 39 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the provision of child protective services and other health and human services by certain state agencies; authorizing a fee.
	Author: Wu, Gene \| et. al.
	Sponsor: Zaffirini, Judith
	Committees: Human Services \| Health & Human Services
	Last Action: Left pending in committee
	HB 136 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to inclusion of career and technology education in the mission of public education.
	Author: Bell, Cecil \| et. al.
	Sponsor: Uresti, Carlos
	Committees: Public Education \| Education
	Last Action: Effective immediately
	HB 156 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to establishing a pilot program in designated public high schools in certain municipalities for placement of students in Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs as an alternative to placement in disciplinary or juvenile justice alternative education programs.
	Author: Raymond, Richard Peña
	Sponsor: Zaffirini, Judith
	Committees: Public Education \| Education
	Last Action: Effective immediately
	HB 171 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to certain facilities transactions between school districts and charter schools.
	Author: Dutton, Jr., Harold V. \| et. al.
	Committees: Public Education
	Last Action: Left pending in committee
	HB 175 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to a study regarding the costs of educating students of limited English proficiency in public schools.
	Author: Lucio III, Eddie
	Committees: Public Education
	Last Action: Referred to Public Education
	HB 184 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to public school accountability for bilingual education and English as a second language and other special language programs.
	Author: Bernal, Diego
	Committees: Public Education
	Last Action: Referred to Public Education
	HB 186 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to a study regarding the costs of educating educationally disadvantaged students and students of limited English proficiency in public schools.
	Author: Bernal, Diego \| et. al.
	Committees: Public Education
	Last Action: Left pending in committee
	HB 278 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the establishment of the task force on asylum-seeking children.
	Author: Howard, Donna \| et. al.
	Committees: State Affairs
	Last Action: Left pending in committee
	HB 331 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of indecency with a child and the duty of certain professionals to report that offense and to instruction in school districts regarding consent in sexual relationships.
	Author: González, Mary
	Committees: Public Education
	Last Action: Referred directly to s/c on Educator Quality by chair
	HB 363 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to a prohibition of a monitoring system performance indicator based on the number or percentage of students receiving special education services.
	Author: Huberty, Dan \| et. al.
	Committees: Public Education
	Last Action: Referred to Public Education
	HB 404 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to higher education curriculum review teams to review public school curriculum standards for college readiness purposes.
	Author: Anchia, Rafael \| et. al.
	Committees: Public Education
	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
	HB 481 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the recovery of overallocated state funds by the Texas Education Agency.
	Author: King, Ken
	Committees: Public Education
	Last Action: Received from the House
	HB 515 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to assessment of public school students and providing accelerated instruction and eliminating performance requirements based on performance on certain assessment instruments.
	Author: VanDeaver, Gary \| et. al.
	Sponsor: Taylor, Larry \| et. al.
	Committees: Public Education \| Education
	Last Action: Senate appoints conferees-reported
	HB 546 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to limiting certain state-required assessment instruments administered to public school students in certain grades to assessments required by federal law.
	Author: Deshotel, Joe
	Committees: Public Education
	Last Action: Left pending in committee
	HB 553 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the creation of a task force to identify opportunities for academic credit and industry recognition for inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
	Author: White, James \| et. al.
	Sponsor: Miles, Borris \| et. al.
	Committees: Corrections \| Administration
	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17
	HB 713 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to a prohibition of a monitoring system performance indicator based solely on the number or percentage of students receiving special education services.
	Author: Wu, Gene \| et. al.
	Committees: Public Education
	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call
	HB 729 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to instruction in positive character traits in public schools.
	Author: Bohac, Dwayne
	Committees: Public Education
	Last Action: Left pending in committee
	HB 941 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to a pilot program for the distribution of certain contraceptives in participating public school districts.
	Author: Howard, Donna
	Committees: Public Health
	Last Action: Referred to Public Health
	HB 988 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to establishing a pilot program under which public schools may develop a portfolio method to assess student performance in grades three through eight for purposes of accountability and qualification for promotion.
	Author: González, Mary
	Committees: Public Education
	Last Action: Left pending in committee
	HB 989 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to establishing a pilot program under which public schools may develop a portfolio method to assess secondary-level student performance for purposes of accountability and qualification for graduation.
	Author: González, Mary
	Committees: Public Education
	Last Action: Left pending in committee
	HB 1033 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to a federal waiver to exempt public school students with significant cognitive disabilities from annual assessment requirements imposed by federal law.
	Author: Burns, DeWayne \| et. al.
	Committees: Public Education
	Last Action: Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
	HB 1042 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to student access to public school instructional materials and technology.
	Author: Blanco, César
	Committees: Public Education
	Last Action: Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
	HB 1076 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the mandatory spinal screening of public and private school students.
	Author: Oliverson, Tom \| et. al.
	Sponsor: Huffines, Don
	Committees: Public Education \| Health & Human Services
	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17
	HB 1191 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to secondary-level assessment of public school students and the use of individual graduation committees to satisfy certain public high school graduation requirements.
	Author: Bell, Cecil
	Committees: Public Education
	Last Action: Referred to Public Education
	HB 1333 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to public school accountability, including assessment of students and appraisal of teachers.
	Author: Isaac, Jason \| et. al.
	Committees: Public Education
	Last Action: Left pending in committee
	HB 1335 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program for certain children with special needs and other educational disadvantages.
	Author: Simmons, Ron \| et. al.
	Committees: Public Education
	Last Action: Left pending in committee
	HB 1342 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to child sexual abuse prevention training for public school students.
	Author: Parker, Tan \| et. al.
	Sponsor: Hughes, Bryan
	Committees: Public Education \| Education
	Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor
	HB 1474 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the public school finance system.
	Author: González, Mary
	Committees: Public Education
	Last Action: Referred to Public Education
	HB 1485 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to academic freedom for public school teachers providing science instruction.
	Author: Swanson, Valoree \| et. al.
	Committees: Public Education
	Last Action: Left pending in committee
	HB 1593 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the engagement strategies included in a school district's family engagement plan.
	Author: Bohac, Dwayne
	Sponsor: Hughes, Bryan
	Committees: Public Education \| Education
	Last Action: Effective immediately
	HB 1638 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to statewide goals for dual credit programs provided by school districts.
	Author: Guillen, Ryan
	Sponsor: West, Royce \| et. al.
	Committees: Public Education \| Administration
	Last Action: Effective immediately
	HB 1732 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to requiring a school district or open-enrollment charter school to report data regarding restraints administered to, complaints filed against, citations issued to, and arrests made of students.
	Author: Giddings, Helen
	Committees: Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
	Last Action: Left pending in committee
	HB 1799 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to employing, terminating, and reporting misconduct of public school personnel and related entity personnel, including creating a registry of persons ineligible for hire; creating a criminal offense.
	Author: Dale, Tony \| et. al.
	Committees: Public Education
	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
	HB 1868 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to a study of funding for school district instructional facilities.
	Author: González, Mary
	Committees: Public Education
	Last Action: Referred to Public Education
	HB 1886 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to dyslexia screening and testing in public schools, the employment of dyslexia specialists by regional education service centers, the development of a list of training opportunities for educators regarding dyslexia, and transition planning for students enrolled in a special education program.
	Author: Miller, Rick \| et. al.
	Sponsor: Huffman, Joan
	Committees: Public Education \| Education
	Last Action: Effective immediately
	HB 1949 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to establishing a pilot program in designated public high schools in certain municipalities for placement of students in Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs as an alternative to placement in disciplinary or juvenile justice alternative education programs.
	Author: Johnson, Jarvis
	Committees: Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
	Last Action: Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
	HB 2010 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to providing workplace safety training information for use in the public school curriculum.
	Author: Bonnen, Greg
	Sponsor: Taylor, Larry
	Committees: Public Education \| Education
	Last Action: Effective immediately
	HB 2130 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to a study conducted by the Texas Education Agency regarding the statewide assessment program in relation to students in special education programs.
	Author: Roberts, Kevin \| et. al.
	Sponsor: Menéndez, José \| et. al.
	Committees: Public Education \| Education
	Last Action: Effective immediately
	HB 2223 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to developmental coursework offered by public institutions of higher education under the Texas Success Initiative.
	Author: Giddings, Helen \| et. al.
	Sponsor: Zaffirini, Judith
	Committees: Higher Education \| Higher Education
	Last Action: Effective immediately
	HB 2246 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to authorization for a caregiver who is a relative to enroll a child in school.
	Author: Dukes, Dawnna
	Committees: Public Education
	Last Action: Referred to Public Education
	HB 2247 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to authorization for a caregiver who is a relative to enroll a child in school.
	Author: Dukes, Dawnna \| et. al.
	Committees: Public Education
	Last Action: Left pending in committee
	HB 2249 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to requirements for and the transparency of epidemiological reports and immunization exemption information and reports.
	Author: Sheffield, J. D. \| et. al.
	Committees: Public Health
	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
	HB 2256 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the authority of the governor to transfer to the Texas Education Agency for prekindergarten programs amounts appropriated to trusteed programs in the office of the governor.
	Author: King, Ken
	Committees: Appropriations
	Last Action: Left pending in committee
	HB 2258 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the establishment of the student mental health division within the Texas Education Agency.
	Author: Gutierrez, Roland
	Committees: Public Health
	Last Action: Referred to Public Health
	HB 2282 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to a gold standard full-day prekindergarten program provided by public school districts and the elimination of the high school allotment under the Foundation School Program.
	Author: Johnson, Eric
	Committees: Public Education
	Last Action: No action taken in committee
	HB 2302 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to providing an opportunity for public high school students in grades 10 through 12 to take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test or an alternative vocational aptitude test.
	Author: Blanco, César \| et. al.
	Committees: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
	HB 2447 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to the composition of the statewide health coordinating council.
	Author: Price, Four
	Committees: Public Health
	Last Action: Referred to Public Health
	HB 2519 (85th R.S.)
	Caption: Relating to a study on dropout prevention and recovery before the ninth grade.
	Author: Stucky, Lynn \| et. al.
	Committees: Public Education
	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
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