CS/CS/HB 443: Education

GENERAL BILL by Education & Employment Committee, Education Administration Subcommittee, Snyder, Rizo; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Barnaby, Kendall, Porras, Salzman

Education; Provides that a charter school is a public facility for the purpose of concurrency; authorizes a charter school governing board to adopt its own code of student conduct; authorizes a student in a full-time virtual instruction program to participate on an interscholastic athletic team at a public school in the school district in which the student resides or to develop an agreement to participate at a private school, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 5/1/2025 02:25 PM

• Senate Committee References (1)

  1. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 822 (c2) by Rodriguez Education Last Action: 4/29/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 443 -SJ 608	Similar
  H 569 (c1) by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee Construction and Facilities Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration	Compare
  S 1702 (c3) by Burgess Education Last Action: 4/30/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1115 -SJ 921	Compare

• Citations - Statute (6)

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  163.3180	Concurrency.	Page 2 [pdf]
  1002.32	Developmental research (laboratory) schools.	Page 3 [pdf]
  1002.33	Charter schools.	Page 5 [pdf]
  1002.331	High-performing charter schools.	Page 19 [pdf]
  1006.15	Student standards for participation in interscholastic and intrascholastic extracurricular student activities; regulation.	Page 21 [pdf]
  1006.195	District school board, charter school authority and responsibility to establish student eligibility regarding participation in interscholastic and intrascholastic extracurricular activities.	Page 22 [pdf]

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  2/6/2025	H	• Filed
  2/12/2025	H	• Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee • Referred to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Now in Education Administration Subcommittee
  3/4/2025	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3/25/2025	H	• Added to Education Administration Subcommittee agenda
  3/27/2025	H	• Favorable with CS by Education Administration Subcommittee
  3/28/2025	H	• Reported out of Education Administration Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
  3/31/2025	H	• Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Now in Education & Employment Committee • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  4/4/2025	H	• Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
  4/8/2025	H	• Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee
  4/9/2025	H	• Reported out of Education & Employment Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  4/10/2025	H	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  4/17/2025	H	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2025)
  4/24/2025	H	• Read 2nd time • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 83, NAYS 28
  4/24/2025	S	• In Messages • Referred to Rules • Received
  4/29/2025	S	• Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 608 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 822 -SJ 608 • Read 2nd time -SJ 608 • Amendment(s) adopted (147816) -SJ 612 • Placed on 3rd reading
  4/30/2025	S	• Read 3rd time -SJ 1009 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 30 NAYS 7 -SJ 1009
  4/30/2025	H	• In Messages
  5/1/2025	H	• Senate Message List • Amendment 147816 Concur • CS passed as amended; YEAS 86, NAYS 25 • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled