Government Relations
The ɬÀï·¬Governmental Relations team manages the agency’s communications and interactions with the ɬÀï·¬ Legislature, the Office of the Governor, elected officials, other state agencies, and stakeholder groups. Our office handles all legislative inquiries, monitors legislative hearings as well as prepares ɬÀï·¬staff to provide testimony when requested. Additionally, Governmental Relations tracks and analyses all education related legislation from bill introduction through implementation.Ìý
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Program and Budget Rider One Pagers
- Additional Days School Year
- Best BuddiesÌý-ÌýRider 66
- Blended Learning Grant - Rider 40 and Rider 76
- Communities in SchoolsÌý- Rider 22Ìý
- Complaints Process
- Dual LanguageÌýImmersion Framework
- edTPA: Teacher Certification
- Foster Care EducationÌýÌý
- Grow Your Own
- HB 4545 Tutoring
- Mentor Program Allotment
- Military Connected Students
- Mobile STEM Lab - Rider 73
- Recorded Instructional Materials
Legislative Required Reports
The ɬÀï·¬ Education Agency is required to provideÌýreportsÌýon a variety of topics to the ɬÀï·¬ Legislature. Reports to the 88th Legislature can be found at theÌýLegislative ReportsÌýpage. Previous reports to prior Legislative Sessions may be obtained through our Legislative Report Archive.Ìý
Legislative Hearings and Presentations
- Senate Finance Committee Hearing - Legislative Appropriations Request for the 88th Session
- House Appropriations Committee Hearing - Rider 81 and Rider 82
- House Appropriations Committee on LAR
Legislative Session Briefing Book
After each Legislative Session, the ɬÀï·¬ Education Agency produces aÌýbriefing bookÌýthat describes new legislation that impacts public education. This briefing book is intended to be a high-level overview, and it is recommend researching the actual bill for specific language.Ìý
- 88thÌýBriefing BookÌý(PDF 5 MB)
- 87thÌýBriefing Book (PDFÌý5.2 MB)
- 86th Briefing Book (PDF 3537KB)
- 85thÌýBriefing BookÌý(PDF 886KB)
- 84th Briefing Book (PDF 1036KB)
School Finance Reports and Data
- General Information on state funding.
- Information on state funding reports and data.
- One-Pagers on Specific school finance topics.
- Information on specific school system financial data.
- Information on the ɬÀï·¬ Commission on Public School Finance.
Advisory Committees
The 87th ɬÀï·¬ Legislature passed 3 bills that required the formation of the following three Commissions and Committee:Ìý
- House Bill 3643: ɬÀï·¬ Commission on Virtual Education
- House Bill 1525: ɬÀï·¬ Commission on Special Education Funding
- House Bill 2497: 1836 Project Advisory Committee
House Bill 3 86(R)
House Bill 3 is a sweeping and historic school finance bill that was passed by the 86th ɬÀï·¬ Legislature in 2019 and signed by Gov. Gregg Abbott. To read more about the bill visit our House Bill 3 page.
Please contact (govrel@tea.texas.gov) with any legislative inquiries.ÌýÌý
Agency:Ìý(512) 463-9734
Governmental Relations: (512) 463-9682
1701 N. Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701Ìý
Staff
Hunter Thompson, Director
Hunter.Thompson@tea.texas.gov
Sarah Harrington, Deputy Director
Sarah.Harrington@tea.texas.gov
Cara Glancey, Specialist
Cara.Glancey@tea.texas.gov