1. LEGISLATIVE REVIEW June 2013

2. LEGISLATIVE REVIEW HB 5 Relating to public school accountability, including assessment, and curriculum requirements. HB 217 Relating to the types of beverages that may be sold to students on public school campuses. HB 308 Relating to a school district’s recognition of and education regarding traditional winter celebrations. HB 455 Relating to excused absences from public school for certain students. HB 462 Relating to state control of teacher appraisal criteria, curriculum standards, and assessment instruments. HB 642 Relating to continuing education requirements for certain educators.

3. LEGISLATIVE REVIEW HB 866 Relating to administration to public school students in certain grades of state-administered assessment instruments. HB 1009 Relating to the creation of a new category of law enforcement officer who shall be designated a school marshal, the training and appointment of certain employees of a school district or open-enrollment charter school as school marshals, and the rights, restrictions, limitations, and responsibilities of school marshals; authorizing the imposition of a fee. HB 1122 Relating to a pilot program for a three-year high school diploma plan and cost-neutral expansion of full-day prekindergarten programs.

4. LEGISLATIVE REVIEW HB 1264 Relating to information regarding the number of public school students with dyslexia. HB 1501 Relating to the commemoration of September 11, 2001, at public schools. HB 1926 Relating to the operation of the state virtual school network and courses provided through other distance learning arrangement. HB 1952 Relating to professional development training for certain public school personnel regarding student disciplinary procedures. HB 2201 Relating to increasing the courses offered in the career and technology education curriculum.

5. LEGISLATIVE REVIEW HB 2483 Relating to including oral health education as part of the coordinated health program for public elementary, middle, and junior high school students. HB 2662 Relating to a personal financial literacy credit for high school programs. HB 2824 Relating to the Texas High Performance School Consortium. HB 2836 Relating to the essential knowledge and sills of the required public school curriculum and to certain state- adopted or state-developed assessment instruments for public school students.

6. LEGISLATIVE REVIEW SB 17 Relating to the training in school safety of certain educators of a school district or an open-enrollment charter school authorized to carry a concealed handgun on school premises. SB 172 Relating to diagnosing the reading development and comprehension of public school kindergarten students. SB 260 Relating to the absence of a student from school to visit with a parent, stepparent, or guardian who will be or has been deployed on military duty. SB 306 Relating to consideration of a student receiving treatment in a residential facility for public school accountability purposes.

7. LEGISLATIVE REVIEW SB 377 Relating to the determination of certain exemptions from the administration of state assessment instruments to public school students. SB 460 Relating to training for public school teachers in the detection and education of students at risk for suicide or with other mental or emotional disorders and the inclusion of mental health concerns in coordinated school health efforts. SB 715 Relating to counselors employed by school districts, including the use of consistent terminology in the Education Code to refer to school counselors and a license requirement for licensed professional counselors employed by school districts.

8. LEGISLATIVE REVIEW SB 816 Relating to the date by which a school district must complete a reports of an initial evaluation of a student for special education services. SB 1365 Relating to the provision of credit by examination for pubic school students. SB 1406 Relating to State Board of Education oversight of regional education service center activities concerning certain curriculum management systems. SB 1459 Relating to the powers and duties of and contributions to and benefits from the systems and programs administered by the Employees Retirement System of Texas. SB 1474 Relating to the adoption of major curriculum initiatives by a school district.

9. LEGISLATIVE REVIEW SB 17 Relating to the training in school safety of certain educators of a school district or an open-enrollment charter school authorized to carry a concealed handgun on school premises. SB 172 Relating to diagnosing the reading development and comprehension of public school kindergarten students. SB 260 Relating to the absence of a student from school to visit with a parent, stepparent, or guardian who will be or has been deployed on military duty. SB 306 Relating to consideration of a student receiving treatment in a residential facility for public school accountability purposes.

10. LEGISLATIVE REVIEW Texas Education Agency Education Legislation Status http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index4_wide.aspx?id=25769805205