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Bills on school accountability sanctions and special education survived House deadlines. The Senate voted on the final budget Wednesday and loaded up a school finance bill with amendments.

Several school-related bills face an uncertain fate while sitting on the calendar for Tuesday, May 25.

The committee held its final meeting of the 87th legislative session on Monday, May 24, advancing a few more House bills to the Senate floor.

During a late-night May 22 meeting, the committee approved legislation to expand virtual education in Texas and took votes on many other pending bills.

The Texas Senate spent the weekend passing bills that will micromanage the teaching of social studies and open the University Interscholastic League (UIL) to homeschool students.

The ATPE Governmental Relations team recaps this week’s state and federal education news and legislative updates.

The committee met Thursday, May 20, on the House floor to vote on what is likely their last batch of Senate bills before a Saturday deadline.

The committee met Wednesday, May 19, to approve more Senate bills ahead of a May 22 deadline.

The committee met Tuesday, May 18, to hear testimony on Senate Bill 1716 and consider changes to the bill before recommending it to the full House.

The Senate Education Committee quickly voted Tuesday, May 18, to advance a bill that would allow homeschooled students to participate in UIL activities.