Dec 2006 -  Report to the 80th Legislature - Senate Committee on Education (40 pgs)
Dec 2006 -  Joint Report to the 80th Legislature - Joint Senate Committees on
                       Education and Finance (14 pgs)
01/09/07 - Speaker Vote-HR35/Amendment to Amendment 1      
                 Text of Geren Amendment
                 VOTES on Motion to Table - Grouped by Legislator, Grouped by Vote
01/12/07 - Dewhurst Announces Senate Committee Assignments
01/23/07 - Gov. Perry Releases Final Report by Texas Task Force on Appraisal Reform
01/23/07 - SB 1 - Appropriations Bill - Article III Part 1 - Education (114 pgs)
01/24/07 - SB 2 - Property Tax Relief  - Ogden (3 pgs)
01/26/07 - Craddick Announces House Committee Assignments
02/05/07 - Perry Designates Additional Emergency Items for Legislature
02/27/07 - SB 4 - Charter Schools - Heard in Senate Education today - LEFT PENDING
                 3 Committee Amendments Adopted
                    Comm. Amendment 1, Comm. Amendment 2, Comm. Amendment 3
03/08/07 - SB1602 - Hold Harmless Provisions - Senator West - Filed Version
03/09/07 - SB1875 - Facilities - Senator Lucio - Filed Version
03/27/07 - HB1922/Kolkhorst - Extension of EDA - Passed Favorably out of House Public Education
05/01/07 - HB1922/Kolkhorst (Engrossed)- Passed Favorably out of Senate Education
                 Relating to eligibility of school districts for state assistance with payment of existing debt.
05/01/07 - HB5- Bill Text, Bill Analysis and Fiscal Note - Passed House and Senate - Sent to Governor
                 Relating to providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that  
                 may be imposed by a school district on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect
                 any reduction in the school district's tax rate and protecting a school district against any resulting
                 loss in local revenue.
05/02/07 - SB1846 - Bill Text, Bill Analysis and Fiscal Note - Passed Senate
                 Relating to funding for, and benefits provided under, the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
05/07/07 - HB2785 - Bill Text, Bill Analysis and Fiscal Note
                 Relating to property tax relief.
05/07/07 - HB1922 - Bill Text, Bill Analysis and Fiscal Note
                 Relating to eligibility of school districts for state assistance with payment of existing debt.
05/23/07 - HB2237 - Bill Text, Bill Analysis and Fiscal Note - Passed as Amended
                  Relating to grants and programs for dropout prevention, high school success, and college and
              workforce readiness in public schools.  
                 HB2237 Floor Amendment #4/Shapiro - Adopted - Amendment would force districts to
                     refund their IFA and EDA supported bonds if refunding would reduce debt service by 3%
05/23/07 - HB828 - Bill Text, Bill Analysis and Fiscal Note - Passed as Amended
                 Relating to the amount of the guaranteed yield under the Foundation School Program.

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80R-Important Legislative Dates
 

Sunday, June 17, 2007 (20th day following final adjournment)
Last day governor can sign or veto bills passed during the
previous legislative session
[Sec. 14, Art. IV, Texas Constitution]

Monday, August 27, 2007 (91st day following final adjournment)
Date that bills without specific effective dates (that could not
be effective immediately) become law
[Sec. 39, Art. III, Texas Constitution]

4/30 - House Bill 1 - House and Senate Differences by Article (LBB)

4/26 - Analyses to Help You Prepare for the Conference Committee Budget Debates
CPPP has posted a revised overview of the differences in the House and Senate budgets. EDUCATION SIDE-BY-SIDE


House Public Education
-Bills IN/OUT of Committee

Senate Education
-Bills IN/OUT of Committee

THIRD Called Session
 - 04/17/2006
SECOND Called Session
   - 07/21/2005
FIRST Called Session
   - 06/21/2005
79th Regular Session
 - 01/11/2005