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Legislative Priorities for the 89th Legislative Session
Increase funding for public schools
Increase Special Education funding and resources
SB 568 We are FOR this Legislation under our Legislative Priority to Increase Special Education Funding and Resources
ACTION: Call and Email your Texas Senators and the Senate Committee on Education K-16 in SUPPORT of SB 568 relates to funding Special Education under the Foundation School Program to ensure access to education focusing on individual outcomes recognizing FAPE.
Status: Left Pending in Committee
Resolve teacher and staff shortages
Keep public dollars in public schools
Advocacy Alert! #1 - Tell the Legislature NO to HB 3 and SB 2
Keep Public money in Public schools. Email and call your House Legislators and tell them to vote NO to SB2 (the substutituion for HB3) and NO to ESA's NO to Vouchers. This legislation is being discussed on the House floor RIGHT NOW - See our Advocacy Page for info.
Expand mental health support for students of all ages
Ensure a welcoming school environment for all families, including immigrant families
Increase protection for students with disabilities
Advocacy Alert! - Public Hearing on HB6 is March 18th at 8:00 AM
Tell the House Committee on Education that HB6 puts our youngest and most vulnerable students at risk. See our Advocacy Page for Info. and Scripts.
SB 57 We are FOR this Legislation under our Legislative Priority of Increasing (the Safety and) Protection of students with disabilities
ACTION: Call and Email your Texas Senators and the Senate Committee on Education K-16 in SUPPORT of SB 57 which seeks to ensure that students with disabilities or impairments have specific provisions in their IEP/504 for instructions on what to do during mandatory school drills, a disaster or emergency situation.
Status: Left Pending in Committee
Resources: Track it and understand the Bill with help from Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities here.
Provide transparency and reform of Recapture
Legislative Priorities were approved unanimously by the Leander ISD Council of PTAs Delegation
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