Teach the Vote's Week in Review: March 25, 2016

Date Posted: 3/25/2016 | Author: Jennifer Mitchell, CAE
From Social Security to STAAR woes, here are this week's top stories from Teach the Vote:




Next week presents a busy calendar full of interim hearings pertaining to public education. NOTE: The Texas Legislature's computer systems are undergoing maintenance this weekend and will not be available until late Sunday night, March 27. In the meantime, some of the hearing notices linked below may not be available for viewing. For additional information, follow @TXLegeCouncil on Twitter.
- On Tuesday, March 29, there will be a joint hearing with the Senate Education Committee and Senate Higher Education Committee to discuss interim charges relating to educator preparation and teacher shortages, along with preparing high school students for post-secondary education and workforce training. ATPE Lobbyist Kate Kuhlmann will be there and will provide a report for Teach the Vote next week.
- The House Committee on Investments and Financial Services also meets on Tuesday.
- The Senate Finance Committee meets on Wednesday, March 30, to talk about taxes and budgeting.
- Also on Wednesday morning are meetings of the House Committee on Insurance and the House Committee on Pensions, which both deal with the Teacher Retirement System (TRS).
- The Joint Interim Committee to Study TRS Health Benefit Plans will meet Wednesday afternoon to hear public testimony on TRS-Care.
Have a beautiful weekend!

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