79th 1st Called Session
June 21, 2005 - July 20, 2005
Leadership
Governor: Rick Perry
Lieutenant Governor: information not available.
Speaker(s) of the House:
Tom Craddick
Special Session Topics
- Address educator compensation, benefits and certification. [Sat Jun 18, 2005]
- Charter school funding and reform. [Sat Jun 18, 2005]
- Establish indicators of college readiness and higher levels of student achievement in the public school accountability system. [Sat Jun 18, 2005]
- Fund textbooks and create the instructional materials allotment for public schools. [Sat Jun 18, 2005]
- Funding for the public school finance system and the continuation of the Texas Education Agency. [Sat Jun 18, 2005]
- Increased accountability and intervention for schools failing to meet state standards. [Sat Jun 18, 2005]
- Local property tax rate compression and voter approval of local property tax rates. [Sat Jun 18, 2005]
- Modifications to the recapture provisions of the public school finance system. [Sat Jun 18, 2005]
- Performance-based incentives to educators and schools that attain higher levels of student achievement. [Sat Jun 18, 2005]
- Provide for November elections for public school boards of trustees. [Sat Jun 18, 2005]
- Provide for public school financial accountability and increase transparency in school district financial reporting. [Sat Jun 18, 2005]
- Providing for end-of-course examinations to be used in public schools. [Sat Jun 18, 2005]
- Limitation of ad valorem tax rates of certain taxing units. [Tue Jun 21, 2005]
- Legislation and a constitutional amendment to increase the homestead ad valorem tax exemption. [Mon Jun 27, 2005]
- Legislation to provide ad valorem tax relief and protect taxpayers. [Mon Jun 27, 2005]
- Limiting the use of eminent domain to take private property for private parties or economic development purposes. [Fri Jul 8, 2005]
- Authorization, issuance, and funding of tuition revenue bonds. [Mon Jul 11, 2005]
- Increase the compensation of judges, including salary and retirement benefits. [Mon Jul 11, 2005]
- Competition in the telecommunications market. [Tue Jul 12, 2005]
- Issuance of state-issued certificate of franchise authority for cable and video services. [Tue Jul 12, 2005]
- Provision of broadband over powerlines. [Tue Jul 12, 2005]
- State of Texas' goal for renewable energy. [Tue Jul 12, 2005]
Bill statistics for the 79th Legislature, 1st Called Session
Status |
HB |
HCR |
HJR |
HR |
SB |
SCR |
SJR |
SR |
Total HB & SB |
Total |
Filed |
118 |
22 |
16 |
437 |
84 |
1 |
11 |
144 |
202 |
833 |
Passed |
1 |
20 |
0 |
428 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
141 |
2 |
591 |
Vetoed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |