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At the April 15 meeting, the committee took testimony on an ATPE-opposed bill to expand virtual schools and fund virtual vouchers.

The House Public Education Committee met Tuesday to hear 30 bills related to special education, student testing, curriculum, and more.

Commissioner Mike Morath acknowledged last week’s tech-related failure to administer STAAR tests in a presentation to the State Board of Education Wednesday, April 14.

The Texas Senate Education Committee met April 13, the first of two meetings this week, to hear new bills and vote on pending legislation previously heard.

The ATPE Governmental Relations team provides a status update on the plans for the next state budget and federal relief dollars for education.

The ATPE Governmental Relations team recaps this week’s state and federal education news and legislative developments.

The Texas House Pensions, Investments and Financial Services Committee heard several beneficial TRS-related bills during the April 7 meeting.

The committee listened to testimony on roughly a dozen bills but did not take any votes at its meeting Thursday, April 8, 2021.

The committee held a lengthy meeting Tuesday to hear 38 bills covering topics such as teacher certification and training, virtual learning, charter schools, accountability, and curriculum.

The House Public Education Committee briefly met April 7, voting on several of its pending bills, including a few opposed by ATPE and other public education groups.