Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
03/31/2005 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to the civil service status of certain fire department employees.
Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
02/01/2005 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to creation of a program to provide for timely replacement of child protective services caseworkers.
Author:
Shapiro
Sponsor:
Grusendorf
Last Action:
05/22/2005 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to educational programs for students with autism or other pervasive developmental disorders.
Author:
Shapiro
Sponsor:
Eiland
Last Action:
06/17/2005 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption:
Relating to the quality assurance accreditation process for certain entities that offer health benefit plans and the provisional credentialing process for health benefit plans.
Author:
Shapiro
Sponsor:
Driver
Last Action:
05/03/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to reporting the outcome of alcohol and drug tests of holders of commercial driver's licenses.
Author:
Shapiro
Sponsor:
Hill
Last Action:
06/17/2005 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the removal of certain restrictions imposed on the programs, enrollment, and admission policies of The University of Texas at Dallas.
Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
05/12/2005 H Meeting cancelled
Caption:
Relating to the retirement benefits payable to retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who are employed as teacher mentors.
Author:
Shapiro
Sponsor:
Morrison
Last Action:
06/17/2005 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to tuition and other charges and fees imposed by the governing board of a junior college district.
Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
03/01/2005 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of certain investigators by the Texas Private Security Board.
Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
03/02/2005 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption:
Relating to the funding of highway projects in Texas Department of Transportation districts in which a turnpike project is located.
Author:
Shapiro | Armbrister | Brimer | Carona | Deuell | et al.
Sponsor:
Morrison
Last Action:
05/22/2005 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the creation of programs and funding for emerging technology industries.
Author:
Shapiro | Eltife | Seliger
Sponsor:
Kuempel
Last Action:
04/27/2005 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the approval of certain permit applications by local governments.
Author:
Shapiro
Sponsor:
Allen, Ray | Zedler | Otto
Last Action:
06/17/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to the civil commitment of and the protection of citizens from sexually violent predators.
Author:
Shapiro
Sponsor:
Eissler
Last Action:
05/22/2005 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to notice to educators of a public school student's misconduct and to placement of a student who has assaulted a teacher.
Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
04/21/2005 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to hospital and clinic fees collected by certain public medical schools.
Author:
Shapiro
Sponsor:
Hill
Last Action:
05/22/2005 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a clearinghouse of energy and water conservation information and programs for school districts.
Author:
Shapiro
Sponsor:
Hill
Last Action:
05/24/2005 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to state assistance for school district instructional facilities.
Author:
Shapiro
Sponsor:
Madden
Last Action:
05/22/2005 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of and liability for failing to comply with certain administrative and instructional ratios for public school districts.
Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
03/14/2005 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to the oversight and financing of the Texas School Safety Center.
Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
03/21/2005 S Refer to s/c on Higher Education by Pres
Caption:
Relating to tuition or fee exemptions granted by public institutions of higher education to children of certain classroom teachers.
Author:
Shapiro
Sponsor:
Morrison
Last Action:
06/17/2005 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to an early college education program to provide at-risk and other students accelerated high school graduation and college credit.
Author:
Shapiro
Sponsor:
Morrison
Last Action:
06/17/2005 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to a study of the reporting requirements imposed on public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Shapiro | West, Royce
Sponsor:
Morrison
Last Action:
06/18/2005 E Effective on 9/1/05
Caption:
Relating to public and private postsecondary educational institutions, including enrollment in those educational institutions, payment of the costs of attending those educational institutions, and financial aid and other measures to assist students to pay those costs.
Author:
Shapiro | West, Royce
Last Action:
05/09/2005 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Relating to a statewide assessment and accountability system for public institutions of higher education, to an annual analysis and report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding financial information submitted by those institutions, and to tuition deregulation with regard to those institutions.
Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
03/21/2005 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the reporting of abortion; creating an offense.
Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
05/16/2005 H Referred to Energy Resources
Caption:
Relating to the reorganization of the Railroad Commission of Texas, including changing the name of the agency to the Texas Energy Commission and transferring powers and duties from and to the agency.
Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
03/21/2005 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption:
Relating to the conversion of a segment of the free state highway system to a turnpike project.
Author:
Shapiro
Sponsor:
Hill
Last Action:
05/16/2005 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to regional tollway authorities.
Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
03/21/2005 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to reporting requirements for public primary and secondary schools relating to funding of certain programs for students at risk of dropping out of school.
Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
03/21/2005 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to the correction of errors during the review and adoption process for public school textbooks.
Author:
Shapiro
Sponsor:
Grusendorf
Last Action:
05/22/2005 H Corrected committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to regional education service centers; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
03/21/2005 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to performance standards for gifted and talented programs in public schools.
Author:
Shapiro
Sponsor:
Grusendorf
Last Action:
06/17/2005 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of high school diploma programs by Job Corps training programs under the United States Department of Labor.
Author:
Shapiro
Sponsor:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
05/20/2005 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Recognizing April 5, 2005, as Texas Medal of Arts Awards Day at the Capitol.
Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
03/21/2005 S Referred to Government Organization
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to change the name of the Railroad Commission of Texas to the Texas Energy Commission.
Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
02/02/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing February, 2005, as Financial Aid Awareness Month.
Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
02/17/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing February 17, 2005, as Community College Student Day at the Capitol.
Author:
Shapiro | Nelson
Last Action:
02/24/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Proclaiming February 24, 2005, Texas Women's Alliance Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
02/24/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending Roberta "Bert" Carnley for her contributions to the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.
Author:
Shapiro | West, Royce
Last Action:
02/28/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Welcoming Texas Teen Court participants to the State Capitol on February 28, 2005.
Author:
Shapiro | Carona
Last Action:
03/01/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing February 28 through March 2, 2005, as Texas Technology Week at the Capitol.
Author:
Shapiro | Harris
Last Action:
03/01/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing March 1, 2005, as Irving Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Shapiro | Estes
Last Action:
03/01/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Proclaiming Tuesday, March 1, 2005, Collin County Legislative Day.
Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
03/01/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing Terry G. Box on the occasion of his 20th anniversary as Sheriff of Collin County.
Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
03/14/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing Morris Shapiro on the occasion of his 80th birthday.
Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
03/21/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing March 22, 2005, as Ladies Auxilliary VFW Day in Texas.
Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
03/21/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
In memory of Arthur John "Art" Martin of Plano and Dallas.
Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
03/29/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating the cheerleaders of Clark High School in Plano for winning the National Champions title at the American Showdown National Competition.
Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
03/30/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing Fred Garwacki on the occasion of his retirement as the Chief of Police of Murphy.
Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
03/31/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing members of the Texas Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation for their work to find a cure for diabetes.
Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
04/18/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing Russell L. and Norma French on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
04/28/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing April 27, 2005, as Abstinence Awareness Day and welcoming the members of the Abstinence Council of Texas to the Capitol.
Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
05/03/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending Angela J. Ingels for her contributions to her community.
Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
05/04/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending Patrick and Cheryl Fries and all associated with the documentary filming of "In the Shadow of the Blade."
Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
05/10/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending participants in the North Texas Student Voices project.
Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
05/16/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Texas Instruments, Incorporated, on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.
Author:
Shapiro
Last Action:
05/17/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing the 57th anniversary of the State of Israel.
Author:
West, Royce | Armbrister | Averitt | Barrientos | Carona | et al.
Sponsor:
Goolsby | Jones, Jesse | Harper-Brown | Giddings | Rose
Last Action:
05/22/2005 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a law school in the City of Dallas by the University of North Texas System.
Author:
Carona | Deuell | Estes | Shapiro | West, Royce
Last Action:
03/14/2005 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption:
Relating to allowing the Texas Department of Transportation to make grants to a county or municipality for recreational trails.
Author:
Whitmire | Armbrister | Averitt | Barrientos | Brimer | et al.
Sponsor:
Pena
Last Action:
05/24/2005 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the Automobile Theft Prevention Authority.
Author:
Wentworth | Armbrister | Barrientos | Ellis | Eltife | et al.
Last Action:
05/18/2005 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Granting certain persons permission to sue the State of Texas, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, and the Anatomical Board of the State of Texas.
Author:
Williams | Armbrister | Averitt | Brimer | Carona | et al.
Last Action:
03/30/2005 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Memorializing congress to permanently repeal the federal death tax in 2005.
Author:
West, Royce | Armbrister | Barrientos | Brimer | Carona | et al.
Last Action:
04/14/2005 S No action taken in committee
Caption:
Memorializing Congress to support federal efforts to simplify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and to support legislation requiring a new formula for distributing federal campus-based funds among institutions.
Author:
Barrientos | Shapiro
Last Action:
01/31/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending the sponsors of the sixth biennial Texas Capitol Schoolhouse event.
Author:
Harris | Armbrister | Averitt | Brimer | Carona | et al.
Last Action:
02/07/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Welcoming the members of the Texas High School Rodeo Association and recognizing February 7, 2005, as THSRA Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Fraser | Barrientos | Deuell | Duncan | Ellis | et al.
Last Action:
02/09/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and its rehabilitation ski program.
Author:
Lindsay | Averitt | Deuell | Eltife | Gallegos | et al.
Last Action:
02/22/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing February 23, 2005, as Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas Day at the Capitol.
Author:
Carona | Shapiro
Last Action:
02/28/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Rade Milovanovic and The University of Texas at Dallas chess team for winning the Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship.
Author:
Carona | Shapiro
Last Action:
02/28/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Welcoming members of the government honors program of The University of Texas at Dallas to the State Capitol on March 3, 2005.
Author:
Carona | Shapiro
Last Action:
03/02/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing March 2, 2005, as Richardson's Telecom Corridor Legislative Day.
Author:
Barrientos | Shapiro
Last Action:
03/02/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing March 2, 2005, as Hadassah Legislative Day at the Capitol.
Author:
Deuell | Armbrister | Averitt | Barrientos | Brimer | et al.
Last Action:
03/03/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing March 3, 2005, as Bob Wills Day at the Capitol.
Author:
Zaffirini | Barrientos | Shapiro
Last Action:
03/14/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Proclaiming 2005 The Year of Languages in Texas.
Author:
Carona | Shapiro
Last Action:
03/17/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing the McDermott Scholars Program for its commitment to education and community service.
Author:
Hinojosa | Armbrister | Averitt | Barrientos | Brimer | et al.
Last Action:
03/23/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Welcoming members of the 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division home from their deployment in Iraq.
Author:
Williams | Shapiro
Last Action:
03/30/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing March 30, 2005, as Trucking Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Lucio | Armbrister | Averitt | Barrientos | Brimer | et al.
Last Action:
04/07/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
In memory of His Holiness Pope John Paul II.
Author:
Nelson | Shapiro
Last Action:
04/14/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Proclaiming April 14, 2005, Texas Federation of Republican Women Legislative Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Van de Putte | Armbrister | Averitt | Barrientos | Brimer | et al.
Last Action:
05/04/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing April 30 through May 7, 2005, as the 30th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam era.
Author:
Carona | Deuell | Harris | Shapiro | West, Royce
Last Action:
05/16/2005 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating William T. Solomon of Dallas for receiving the Linz Award.