House approves caregiver enrollment bill

The full House on Wednesday approved several education-related bills, including HB 1359 by Marc Veasey, allowing a relative who is a caregiver to enroll a child in public school.

Also winning House approval were:

HJR 109 by Rob Orr, proposing a constitutional amendment to clarify references to the Permanent School Fund and to allow the General Land Office to distribute revenue derived from Permanent School Fund land or properties to the Available School Fund.
HB 2233 by Dan Huberty, relating to school district food service contracts.

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The Social Security Fairness Act, which fully repeals GPO/WEP, has strong bipartisan support in both chambers. This week, the House Ways and Means Committee is holding a hearing on the issue.
Find submission guidelines to tell your story here: https://gop-waysandmeans.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ADVISORY_SS-Subcommittee_April-16-2024-SSSC.pdf

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To kick off our FAFSA® Week of Action (April 15-19), ED is announcing the #FAFSAFastBreak campaign, a national effort to drive FAFSA® form submissions among high school seniors & returning college students.

Learn about the important role you can play: https://blog.ed.gov/2024/04/its-fafsa-week-of-action-time-to-take-a-fafsafastbreak/

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The Texas State Teachers Association and its national affiliate, @NEAToday, have endorsed Democratic nominee Colin Allred in the U.S. Senate race in Texas, #TeamTSTA President Ovidia Molina and NEA President Becky Pringle announced today.
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#GradingTexas blog: #txed Commissioner Mike Morath was flippant to the point of being disrespectful when, in an appearance before the SBOE, he blamed school districts for the rising number of uncertified teachers entering the profession.
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