March 28 House Public Education bills

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The House Public Education Committee will meet at 8 a.m. March 28 to hear testimony on a number of items, including: „ HB 1263 prohibits local authorities from prohibiting the designation of school crossing zones and school crosswalks at high school campuses located in municipalities of 2 million or more.

HB 1507 prohibits school districts and open-enrollment charter schools from organizing or hosting a program that celebrates or provides special instruction related to sexual preference. School districts and/or employees who violate the prohibition can be sanctioned by the State Board for Educator Certification and receive a fine of $500 to $10,000; termination or suspension of a teacher's permit; or any other sanction deemed appropriate by the Board.

HB 1959 and HB 2892 require a school district to transfer a student of a peace officer or a military serivce member to another campus within the district or to another district upon the request of the peace officer or service member and to the campus requested. A district would not be required to provide transportation.

HB 2647 allows the board of trustees to create a nonvoting student trustee position on the board.

HB 2012 prohibits the prohibition of teachers in public school and institutions of higher education from displaying the national motto in their classrooms.

HB 2234 relaties to some policies and procedures for the placement and use of video cameras in certain classrooms including classrooms that provide special education servic.

Hearing Link: https:// house.texas.gov/video-audio/