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Summary of the Accountability Legislation

Although the major public school accountability legislation has not yet been filed, house and senate staff members have given legislators and interested parties a broad outline of the bill.

A summary of the briefing we received appears below. TIER remains supportive of the direction that this legislation is taking and looks forward to working with the authors and the committees when the bill is filed. It is rumored to be approximately 100 pages in length.
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Articles in this issue of TIER CAPITOL UPDATE Volume1, Issue4

  • Summary of the Accountability Legislation
  • House and Senate Committees Begin Hearings
  • Legislation Affecting Public Education

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January, 01 2010 - TIER Updates Business Plan
March, 01 2010 - Interim Education Hearings Begin
October, 01 2009 - Texas' NAEP Results are a Mixed Bag
July, 01 2009 - Analysis of the Major Provisions of HB 3
July, 01 2009 - TIER Wraps Up Successful Legislative Session
June, 01 2009 - Legislature Adjourns Sine Die
May, 25 2009 - Voter I.D. Bill Puts House at Stand-Still
May, 15 2009 - Bills Die as Deadlines Pass
May, 08 2009 - Only Three Weeks Left
May, 01 2009 - Snapshot of Key Education Issues
April, 24 2009 - Key Education Issues
April, 17 2009 - Six Weeks Left, Plenty of Work to be Done
March, 30 2009 - SB 3 and HB 3 Heard in Committee, Being Reworked
March, 16 2009 - Accountability Bills Set for Hearing
February, 27 2009 - Public School Accountability Bill to be Filed Soon
February, 13 2009 - Texas House and Senate Education Committees Named
January, 30 2009 - Governor Perry Emphasizes Education
January, 15 2009 - Republican Joe Straus Elected Speaker of the House
January, 13 2009 - 81st Texas Legislature Convenes in Austin
January, 13 2009 - Common Ground Document Released
January, 13 2009 - TIER and the Texas Coalition for a Competitive Workforce Wrap Up 15-City Tour
September 04 2008 - TIER Joins Texas Coalition for a Competitive Workforce
June, 24 2008 - TIER Dallas Reception and Policy Briefing, North Dallas Chamber of Commerce, 10707 Preston Road.
June, 16 2008 - TIER to Testify Before Public School Accountability Committee in Dallas
June, 11 2008 - TIER Houston Reception and Policy Briefing, Houston Racquet Club, 10709 Memorial Drive.
May, 22-23 2008 - State Board of Education Meeting on ELAR Standards, Austin
May, 12 2008 - Joint Select Committee on Public School Accountability Meeting, Houston
April, 21 2008 - House Public Education Meeting, Austin
April, 14 2008 - TIER Chariman Jim Windham Testifies Before Public School Accountability Committee
Feb, 1 2008 - Andrew Erben Elected TIER President
Jan, 2 2008 - Bring competition into the classroom: Pay teachers competitively and hold us accountable
Dec, 6 2007 - High School Completion and Success Initiative Council
Jun 18, 2007 - Testimony before the Commission for a College Ready Texas
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