The 86th Texas Legislature convened Jan. 8, 2019, for a 140-day session that ended on May 27, 2019. Below you'll find more information about education-related bills passed during the session. Click on the bill's name in the table to see more details about it.
| Bill Number | Sponsor |
Last Action |
Bill Categories | Bill Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 455 | Rep. Alma Allen, Sen. Kirk Watson | Vetoed | Health |
Policies for recess |
| HB 109 | Rep. Armando Martinez, Sen. Juan Hinojosa | Vetoed | Governance |
Charter school instruction on Memorial Day |
| SB 1682 | Sen. Joan Huffman, Rep. Greg Bonnen | Signed by governor | TRS/benefits |
TRS-Care contingency reserve |
| HB 638 | Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, Sen. Beverly Powell | Signed by governor | Graduation/Higher Ed |
Posthumous diplomas |
| SB 1230 | Sen. Paul Bettencourt, Rep. Morgan Meyer | Signed by governor | Educator Misconduct |
Educator misconduct in private schools |
| SB 2224 | Sen. Joan Huffman, Rep. Jim Murphy | Signed by governor | TRS/benefits |
Pension fund written funding policies |
| HB 678 | Rep. Ryan Guillen, Sen. Beverly Powell | Signed by governor | Graduation/Higher Ed |
Credit for ASL in elementary school |
| HB 3145 | Rep. Steve Toth, Sen. Brandon Creighton | Signed by governor | Miscellaneous |
Conservator attending school functions |
| SB 1231 | Sen. Paul Bettencourt, Rep. Morgan Meyer | Signed by governor | Educator Misconduct |
Notification of educator misconduct with private school student |
| HB 2210 | Rep. Keith Bell, Sen. Beverly Powell | Signed by governor | Accountability |
Accountability for services to a student at a state hospital |
| SB 322 | Sen. Joan Huffman, Rep. Jim Murphy | Signed by governor | TRS/benefits |
Transparency for public pension funds |
| SB 1276 | Sen. Beverly Powell, Rep. John Frullo | Signed by governor | Graduation/Higher Ed |
Dual credit coordination |
| HB 452 | Rep. Hugh Shine, Sen. Dawn Buckingham | Signed by governor | Miscellaneous |
Masters with jurisdiction in truancy matters (Bell County only) |
| SB 1476 | Sen. Paul Bettencourt, Rep. Ken King | Signed by governor | Educator Misconduct |
Revision of reporting requirements regarding educator misconduct |
| HB 3007 | Rep. Chris Turner, Sen. Beverly Powell | Signed by governor | Accountability |
Transparency in data used for accountability ratings |