79R Legislative Session - School Finance Issues

05/25  Craddick, Grusendorf & Keffer Press Conference on HB2 and HB3
05/23- LINK TO TASA ALERT ON SB422 (VOUCHER BILL)
05/23- SB422 (VOUCHER BILL) HOW THEY VOTED...
           VOTES - Position
           VOTES - Alpha
05/23- LINK TO TASA ALERT ON SB422 (VOUCHER BILL)
05/16- EC Legislative Update - Equity Provisions of HB 2 (Senate/House Versions)
05/16- Senate Engrossment (Special Printing) of HB 2
05/13- EC Legislative Update - Fiscal Provisions of HB 2
05/12- CSHB2 - Senate Floor Amendments (46)
05/11- CSHB3 - Senate Floor Amendments (14)
05/09- Revenue Comparison-Current Law & Senate Comm Substitute to HB 2- FY2006
05/09- Revenue Comparison-Current Law & Senate Comm Substitute to HB 2- FY2007
05/09- Updated IFA Request for Application
05/09- CSHB2 - Prefiled Floor Amendments
             PART 1   (84 pgs)
             PART 2   (81 pgs)
05/08- Senate Committee Substitute for HB3
             Fiscal Note
             Analysis
05/08- Senate Committee Substitute for SJR 38
             Fiscal Note
             Analysis
05/06 - EC Legislative Update: Star-Telegram Editorial - 'More Money'
05/05 - Summary of Proposed Committee Substitutes for HB 3 and SJR 38
05/02 - Fiscal Note from the LBB on CSHB 2
05/02 - Senate Committee Substitute - HB 2
               Senate Committee Substitute - HB 2 - Senate Committee Report Version
05/02 - Senate Proposed Committee Substitute - HB 3
04/25 - Senate Education Hearing - Committee Substitute for HB 2
            ** ALL HANDOUTS **
04/25 - Committee Substitute for House Bill 2
04/25 - Summary of Committee Substitute for House Bill 2-Senator Shapiro
04/22 - West Orange-Cove - Oral Arguments to begin July 6, 2005
04/20 - EC Legislative Update: 'Which is the Best Way to Fund Tier 1?'
04/19 - SB1-Summary of Differences Between House and Senate Versions
04/18 - Special Printing of SB 1 which incorporates the House Floor 

            Amendments and House Committee Substitute
04/15 - INTERVENORS FILE BRIEFS TO SUPREMES ON SCHOOL FINANCE CASE
             Alvarado
             Edgewood
04/14 - EC Legislative Update: 'WARNING: Do Not Rely on Comparisons of
           House & Senate Bills Funded at Different Levels'
04/12 - TEMPLATE - CSHB2 - Senate Plan (first draft template from Omar Garcia)
04/07 - EC Legislative Update: 'What will 98% Equity in Tier 2 Mean to You?'
 

             Bill Outline (References are to Leg Council format of the bill)
04/05 -  Coalition for Public Schools Fights Vouchers - SEE PRESS PACKET
04/04 -  EC Legislative Update: 'Where art thou, Capacity?'
04/02 -  Press Release: Coalition for Public Schools-Opposition to Voucher Bills
03/30 - UPDATED - HB 2 Summary of Finances Template
03/30 - Summary of Funding Items/CSHB10 - Supplemental Approp. Bill
03/29 - Summary of House Committee Substitute for SB 1-Appropriations Bill
03/22 - EC Legislative Update: 'Equity Principles Violated by HB 2'
03/21 - HJR 50 - By Pitts Authorizing a Statewide Property Tax
03/21 - SB1 - Appropriations Bill - Senate Committee Substitute
03/21 - Template Comparing Revenue Under Current Law with CSHB2
                (Link to Region XIII's Website)
03/14 - HB 2  - Engrossed Version
03/14 - HB 3 - Passage to Third Reading - RECORD VOTE 78/70
03/13 - HB 3 - Amendment By Rep JKeffer for House Floor Debate
03/11 - HB 2 - FINAL PASSAGE - RECORD VOTE 75/69
03/11 - HB 3 - Side by Side to the Amendments
03/11 - HB 3 - Perfecting Amendments
03/10 - HB 3 Prefiled Amendments
              Part I
                 Part II
                 Part III
                 Part IV
                 Part V          
03/09 - HB 2 Passes the House - RECORD VOTE - 76-71
03/08 - HB 3 -LBB Tax Incidence Analysis
03/08 - HB 2 Hochberg Amendment #3 is tabled
            RECORD VOTE - 81/67
03/08 - HB3 - House Committee Substitute
03/07 - HB 2 Prefiled Amendments
              Part I
                 Part II
                 Part III
                 Part IV
                 Part V
                 Part VI
                 Part VII
03/07 - **SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON OF HB2 and CSHB2**
03/04 - **DISTRICT RUNS FOR CSHB2**
                Chairman Grusendorf's Letter to Members about CSHB2 District Runs
03/03 - Democrats - "Learn and Live" School Finance Proposal
03/03 - HB2 - House Committee Report - Legislative Council Version
03/03 - HB3 - House Proposed Substitute - Property Tax Relief Bill
03/02 - CSHB2 - As Passed out of Pub Ed Committee
                CSHB2 Committee Amendment by Eissler
03/01 - Equity Center Press Release on Coalition's Press Conference
02/28 - Wayne Pierce's Testimony on CSHB2
02/28 - Scott McCown's Testimony on CSHB2
02/28 - Committee Substitute for HB2
02/25 - Equity Center - Legislative ALERT on HB2
02/25 - TASB - Legislative UPDATE on HB2
02/25 - TASA - Legislative ALERT on HB2
02/24 - Proposals by Technical Formula Issues Subcommittee to Pub Ed Comm.
02/23 - NEW HB2 Website - The House's Roadmap to HB2
02/22 - HB 2 Proposals (60)
02/16 - HB 2 Template - See How HB2 Affects your District
02/16 - MALC Press Release and Handouts
02/03 - Chairman Grusendorf Files School Finance Bill
                   HB 2 (128 pages)
                   Chairman's Comments
                   HB 2 Outline
                   HB 2 Formula Handout
01/27 -  House Committee Assignments
01/27 - Senate Committee Assignments
01/26 - Governor Perry's State of the State Address
01/15 - Appropriations Bill (HB1, SB1) - LBB Website
01/12 - Outline of SB2

HOUSE -  ** LIVE VIDEO **
SENATE - ** LIVE VIDEO **

Senate HB 2 Conferees
Florence Shapiro (R-Plano), Ken Armbrister (D-Victoria), Royce West (D-Dallas), Robert Duncan (R Lubbock), and Kyle Janek (R-Houston)

Senate HB 3 Conferees
Steve Ogden (R-Bryan), Judith Zaffirini (D-Laredo), Todd Staples (R-Palestine), Troy Fraser (R-Horseshoe Bay) and Kim Brimer (R-Fort Worth)

House HB 2 Conferees
Grusendorf-chair, Eissler, Delisi, Bill Keffer and Branch 

House HB 3 Conferees
Keffer of Eastland-chair, Chisum, Otto, Swinford and Geren