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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

• 88^thÌýBriefing BookÌý(PDF 5 MB)
• 87^thÌýBriefing Book (PDFÌý5.2 MB)
• 86^th Briefing Book (PDF 3537KB)
• 85^thÌýBriefing BookÌý(PDF 886KB)
• 84^th 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.