2021, 87th Legislature
The Texas Private Schools Association tracked these bills during the 87th Texas Legislative Session in Austin.
| Bill Number | Author | Description | Position | Comments | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 239 | Powell | Provides educational materials in a disaster | For | Added private schools to this bill to receive information in a disaster | Passed |
| HB 246 | Murr | Prosecution of the criminal offense of improper relationships with children | Neutral | Engaged on amendment to make sure that schools can publish the name of arrested in order to conduct internal investigations | Passed |
| HB 351 | Talarico | Air filtration efficiency standards | Against | Testified opposed - meeting these standards is too costly for private schools | Died |
| HB 640 | Raymond | Private school searches of students | Against | Opposed - private schools should be able to expel students for what is found in a locker | Died |
| HB 168 | Gonzalez | Regulation child-care facilities, children with disablities | Neutral | Engaged with bill author to allow private schools to maintain admissions policies and procedures. | Died |
| HB 1014 | Bucy | Inclusion of suicide information on student IDs | Neutral | Engaged with bill author to remove private schools from the bill. | Died |
| HB 1073 | Hernandez | Placement and use of video equipment | Against | Opposed - private schools should not be required to place video cameras in classrooms. | Died |
| SB 1297/HB 1676 | Zaffirini/Goodwin | Child water safety requirements | Neutral | Engaged with bill author to narrow the scope of the bill and amended it on the House floor | Died |
| SB 534/HB 1788 | Hughes/Hefner | Immunity from liability for private school security personnel | For | Died | |
| HB 1927 | Schaefer | Carrying a firearm by a person 21 years of age | Neutral | Clarified with bill author and on House floor that this would NOT affect private school firearm policies as they stand | Passed |
| HB 2038 | Talarico | Lead drinking water at schools, child care | Against | Opposed - private schools should not be regulated by TCEQ for water quality | Died |
| SB 785/HB 2214 | Creighton/Hefner | Expiration school marshal license issued | For | Clarifies and simplifies the date of expiration for school marshal license | Passed |
| HB 3192 | Meza | Prohibition of glyphosate herbicides for schools | Neutral | Died | |
| SB 6/HB 3659 | Hancock/Leach | Liability claims arising during pandemic | For | Immunity from liability for COVID-19 claims | Passed |
| SB 1968/HB 4537 | Bettencourt/Middleton | Establishment of the Family Educational Relief Fund | For | School choice bill | Died |
| SB 225 | Paxton | Regulation child-care facilities, family homes | Neutral | Engaged with bill author to narrow the scope of the bill to family homes that move locations | Passed |
| SB 741 | Birdwell | Carrying storage handgun by a school marshal | Neutral | This would allow school marshals to carry the weapon rather than have it locked away | Passed |
| SB 1669 | Hall | Prohibited discrimination regarding vaccines | Against | Would prevent schools from requiring any vaccine for enrollment or attendance | Died |
| SB 1356 | Hughes | Program to facilitate school tutoring | For | Would create a tutoring registry accessible to private schools | Passed |
