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House bill · 89R

HB 3470

Relating to the administration of assessment instruments in public schools, eliminating the requirement to use public school assessment instruments as a criterion for promotion or graduation, and the temporary suspension of certain accountability determinations for a school district or campus in a school year in which the operations of the district or campus are disrupted as a result of a declared disaster.

Did not pass

Progress

25 days from first to latest action, across 3 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Feb 27

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 24

  3. Heard in committee

    Stopped here

  4. Reported from committee

  5. Passed first chamber

  6. Passed second chamber

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

HouseMar

Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Referred to Public Education Public Education

    Mar 24, 2025 · House

  2. Read first time

    Mar 24, 2025 · House

  3. Filed

    Feb 27, 2025 · House

Authors

In committee

Topics

Disaster Preparedness & ReliefEducation: Primary & Secondary: AccountabilityEducation: Primary & Secondary: TestingEducation: School Districts

Bill text

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HB 3470 (89R) · Polis