Texas 89th Legislature, Regular Session Status: Died

HB 1581 — Relating to public school bilingual education programs, dual language immersion programs, and special language programs.

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  2. Died in session

This bill died with 89th Legislature, Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Relating to public school bilingual education programs, dual language immersion programs, and special language programs.

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How this bill changes current law

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This bill amends 3 section(s) of the Texas statutes: Section 21.4572, Education Code, Section 29.066(a), Education Code, Section 29.068, Education Code.

  • Section 21.4572, Education Code

    Sec. 21.4572. TRAINING FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS: BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION. The commissioner, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, shall develop and make available training materials and other training resources to increase school administrators' understanding of and improve student outcomes for: (1) bilingual education programs offered under Section 29.053; and (2) dual language immersion programs described by Section 28.0051.

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  • Section 29.066(a), Education Code

    and → ; and (4) any other information required by the agency under Section 29.068(b)

    amended

  • Section 29.068, Education Code

    Sec. 29.068. AGENCY MONITORING. (a) The agency shall adopt rules providing for robust monitoring of bilingual education and special language programs. The rules must require the agency to: (1) review bilingual education and special language program requirements to ensure those requirements prioritize meeting student needs and closing learning gaps for emergent bilingual students; and (2) engage directly with school districts offering bilingual education or special language programs to improve outcomes for emergent bilingual students, including by identifying districts offering programs with deficiencies and providing technical assistance to those districts. (b) Rules adopted under Subsection (a) may include requiring school districts that offer bilingual education or special language programs to provide additional information relevant to the programs through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) under Section 29.066.

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Action History

  1. Received from the House

  2. Reported engrossed

  3. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  4. Record vote

  5. Passed

  6. Read 3rd time

  7. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  8. Record vote

  9. Passed to engrossment

  10. Read 2nd time

  11. Placed on General State Calendar

  12. Considered in Calendars

  13. Committee report sent to Calendars

  14. Committee report distributed

  15. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  16. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  17. Considered in public hearing

  18. Recalled from subcommittee

  19. Left pending in subcommittee

  20. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  21. Considered by s/c in public hearing

  22. Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  23. Referred to s/c on Academic & Career-Oriented Education by chair

  24. Referred to Public Education

  25. Read first time

  26. Filed

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 175 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (175)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1581 do?
Relating to public school bilingual education programs, dual language immersion programs, and special language programs.
Who sponsors HB 1581?
HB 1581 is sponsored by Harold V. Dutton, Jr., R. D. "Bobby" Guerra, James Talarico, Mihaela Plesa, Cassandra Garcia Hernandez, Salman Bhojani, Suleman Lalani, Eddie Morales, and Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos.
What is the current status of HB 1581?
This bill died with 89th Legislature, Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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