Fourth Called Special Session Update

Topics on Governor’s Call for the 4^th Called Special Session and Bills to Watch for Each Item:

EDUCATION:

• Legislation relating to primary and secondary education, including the establishment of an education savings account program, the certification, compensation, and health coverage of certain public school employees, the public school finance system, special education in public schools, measures to support the education of public school students that include certain educational grant programs, reading instruction, and early childhood education, the provision of virtual education, and public school accountability.

Bills to watch:

House Bill 1 (88,4^th) - Relating to primary and secondary education, including the certification, compensation, and health coverage of certain public school employees, the public school finance system, special education in public schools, the establishment of an education savings account program, measures to support the education of public school students that include certain educational grant programs, reading instruction, and early childhood education, the provision of virtual education, and public school accountability.

Author: Rep. .Buckley

Bill Text: HB 1

Last Action: Reported favorably from the House Select Committee on Educational Opportunity & Enrichment

Senate Bill 1 (88, 4^th) - Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.

Author: Creighton

Bill Text: SB 1

Last Action: Voted favorably from the Senate and referred to the House Select Committee on Educational Opportunity & Enrichment

Senate Bill 2 (88, 4^th) - Relating to a local optional teacher designation system implemented 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.

Author: Creighton | et al.

Bill Text: SB 2

Last Action: Voted favorably from the Senate and referred to the House Select Committee on Educational Opportunity & Enrichment

EDUCATION:

• Legislation related to school safety measures and related state funding mechanisms.

Bills to watch:

House Bill 2 (88,4^th) - Relating to measures for ensuring safety and security in public schools, including the establishment of a school safety grant program and a school safety plan implementation grant program, and the allocation of certain constitutional transfers of money to the state school safety fund, the economic stabilization fund, and the state highway fund.

Author: Rep. Ken King

Bill Text: HB 2

Last Action: Reported favorably from the House Select Committee on Educational Opportunity & Enrichment

House Joint Resolution 1 (88,4^th) - Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the state school safety fund to provide ongoing financial support for projects that ensure the safety of public schools in this state and providing for the transfer of certain general revenues to that fund, the economic stabilization fund, and the state highway fund.

Author: Rep. Ken King

Resolution Text: HJR 1

Last Action: Reported favorably from the House Select Committee on Educational Opportunity & Enrichment

BORDER SECURITY:

• Legislation to impede illegal entry into Texas by providing more funding for the construction, operation, and maintenance of border barrier infrastructure, and additional funding for the Department of Public Safety for border security operations, including additional overtime expenses and costs due to an increased law enforcement presence to preserve public safety and security in the Colony Ridge development in Liberty County, Texas.

Bills to watch:

House Bill 3 (88, 4^th) - Relating to an appropriation to provide funding for the construction, operation, and maintenance of border barrier infrastructure and border security operations, including funding for additional overtime expenses and costs due to certain increased law enforcement presence.

Author: Jetton, Jacey | et al.

Bill Text: HB 3 (Text is identical to Senate Bill 3)

Last Action: Hearing set for today in House Committee on Appropriations

Senate Bill 3 (88, 4^th) - Relating to an appropriation to provide funding for the construction, operation, and maintenance of border barrier infrastructure and border security operations, including funding for additional overtime expenses and costs due to certain increased law enforcement presence.

Author: Huffman

Bill Text: SB 3 (Text is identical to House Bill 3)

Last Action: Voted favorably from the Senate and referred to the House Committee on Appropriations

BORDER SECURITY:

• Legislation to do more to reduce illegal immigration by creating criminal offenses for illegal entry into this state from a foreign nation and illegal reentry or presence following denial of admission, exclusion, deportation, or removal; authorizing the removal of illegal immigrants from Texas; and providing indemnification and immunity for public officials, employees, or contractors in connection with the foregoing.

Bills to watch:

House Bill 4 (88,4^th) - Relating to prohibitions on the illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien, the enforcement of those prohibitions and certain related orders, including immunity from liability and indemnification for enforcement actions, and authorizing or requiring under certain circumstances the removal of persons who violate those prohibitions; creating criminal offenses.

Author: Spiller | et al.

Bill Text: HB 4 (Text is identical to Senate Bill 4)

Last Action: Reported favorably from the House State Affairs Committee

Senate Bill 4 (88, 4^th) - Relating to prohibitions on the illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien, the enforcement of those prohibitions and certain related orders, including immunity from liability and indemnification for enforcement actions, and authorizing or requiring under certain circumstances the removal of persons who violate those prohibitions; creating criminal offenses.

Author: Perry

Bill Text: SB 4 (Text is identical to House Bill 4)

Voted favorably from the Senate and referred to the House State Affairs Committee

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