** REVISION **
SENATE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE:
Education
TIME & DATE:
8:30 AM, Thursday, April 23, 2009
PLACE:
E1.028 (Hearing Room)
CHAIR:
Senator Florence Shapiro
SB 2082
 
Shapiro
Relating to determining a student's eligibility for a school district's special education program on the basis of the student's visual impairment.
 
SB 2249
 
Zaffirini
Relating to a certification program for teachers of students with visual impairments.
 
SB 2258
 
Zaffirini
Relating to intensive summer programs for public school students and to college readiness programs at public institutions of higher education.
 
SB 2357
 
Gallegos
Relating to the curriculum that must be provided by a disciplinary alternative education program.
 
Pending Bills:
SB 21
 
Zaffirini | et al.
Relating to an enhanced quality full-day prekindergarten program provided by public school districts in conjunction with community providers.
 
SB 548
 
Zaffirini | et al.
Relating to public school accountability for bilingual education and English as a second language and other special language programs.
 
SB 1489
 
Watson | et al.
Relating to optional dispute resolution methods for school districts and parents of students seeking or receiving special education services.
 
SB 2083
 
Shapiro | et al.
Relating to surveys concerning school district and open-enrollment charter school special education programs and grants to districts, campuses, and open-enrollment charter schools that perform well on the surveys and on other indicators.
 
Bills added after last posting:
SB 1489
** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **