Tag Archive: John Bucy

Educator’s Bill of Rights Spotlight: Pre-Filed Childcare Bills

Publish Date: December 5, 2024

News from the Interim Legislative Session

State Legislators Pre-File Legislation to Support Educators & School Employees: Educator’s Bill of Rights Update

Publish Date: November 21, 2024

As 4th Special Session Wraps, Retired Educator COLA Faces Legal Challenges

Publish Date: December 7, 2023

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In Memoriam: The Bills We Lost This Week

Publish Date: May 12, 2023

House Public Education Committee to Consider Staffing Notification Requirements, Mandatory Display of Religious Texts in Public Schools

Publish Date: April 28, 2023

Next week, the House Public Education Committee will consider several bills, including: HB 1281 by Rep. Jolanda Jones (D-Houston) would require school districts to notify families if a public school or open-enrollment charter school does not have a nurse assigned to the campus during all instructional hours. Supported by Texas AFT. HB 2694 by Rep. Venton Jones (D-Dallas) would require...

Hundreds of Texas School Employees Rally for Respect in Austin

Publish Date: March 17, 2023

Texas Public School Employees Rally for ‘Respect’ in Austin

Publish Date: March 14, 2023

Good Bills of the Week: Ending Hair Discrimination, Standing up for Support Staff, Giving Students’ Voice on School Boards

Publish Date: February 24, 2023

88th Texas Legislature: Good Bills of the Week

Publish Date: February 10, 2023

HB 1974 and SB 764 by Rep. Caroline Harris (R-Round Rock) and Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola), respectively, would establish a statewide Imagination Library program in partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library or a similar book distribution program to encourage children to develop a love of reading via monthly mailed books to children 5 years or younger. Parton has been a...