Signed by Governor Authored by Paul Bettencourt (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to special education in public schools, including funding for special education under the Foundation School Program. Initially Referred to Senate Education K-16 Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to House Public Education Committee, chaired by a Republican This bill would cost taxpayers $1,354,689,317.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.
SB 568 proposes to reform the delivery and oversight of special education in public schools by creating a comprehensive system for compliance with federal and state laws, focusing on maximizing student outcomes. It mandates annual public meetings by school boards to review the performance of students in special education and improves support services, including the development of tailored resources for residential placement options. The bill also emphasizes training, technical assistance, and compliance monitoring to ensure equitable access to individualized education programs and related services.
(S) Creighton signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Bettencourt signed onto the bill as Author (S) West signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Paxton signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Parker signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Middleton signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Menendez signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Flores signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Zaffirini signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate (S) Filed
Feb 3, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Education K-16, chaired by a Republican
Mar 11, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee
Mar 25, 2025
(S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee
Mar 31, 2025
(S) Reported favorably as substituted (S) Committee report printed and distributed (S) Corrected comm. report printed & distributed
Apr 1, 2025
(S) Hagenbuch signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) King signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized
Apr 2, 2025
(S) Placed on intent calendar
Apr 7, 2025
(S) Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Alvarado signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Blanco signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Campbell signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Cook signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Huffman signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) J. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Perry signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized (S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business (S) Vote recorded in Journal (S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
20250407_SB568_E: Yea 29 (R 18, D 11) - Nay 1 (R 1, D 0)
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(S) Record vote (S) Reported engrossed
Apr 8, 2025
(H) Received from the Senate
Apr 22, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Public Education, chaired by a Republican
May 20, 2025
(H) Considered in public hearing (H) Committee substitute considered in committee (H) Reported favorably as substituted
May 24, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed
May 25, 2025
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
May 26, 2025
(H) Recommitted to committee (H) Considered in formal meeting (H) Committee substitute considered in committee (H) Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent (H) Reported favorably as substituted (H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed
May 27, 2025
(H) Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
May 28, 2025
(H) Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar (H) Read 2nd time (H) Passed to 3rd reading (H) Read 3rd time (H) Passed (H) Record vote
May 29, 2025
(S) House passage as amended reported (S) House amendment(s) laid before the Senate (S) Read (S) Senate refuses to concur (S) Senate requests conference committee (S) Senate appoints conferees (H) Senate refuses to concur-reported (H) Senate requests conference committee-reported (H) Senate appoints conferees-reported
May 30, 2025
(H) House grants request for conference committee (H) House appoints conferees (S) House grants request for conf comm-reported (S) House appoints conferees-reported
May 31, 2025
(H) Conf. Comm. Report distributed (S) Conference committee report filed (S) Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds (S) Rules suspended (S) Record vote
20250531_SB568: Yea 30 (R 19, D 11) - Nay 1 (R 1, D 0)
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(S) House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
Jun 2, 2025
(S) Reported enrolled (S) Signed in the Senate (H) Signed in the House
Jun 3, 2025
(E) Sent to the Governor
(S) Buckley signed onto the bill as Sponsor
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Bianca Arvin for self (Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Rose Huntley for self (Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Susan Stewart for self
For
(Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Bill Combest for self (Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Dan Huberty for self (with Moak Casey) (Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Douglas Killian for self (with CFISD) (Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Jean Mayer for self (with Pflugerville ISD) (Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Luke Blevins for self (Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Maddox Castillo for self (Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Matthew McCormick for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) (Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Misty Odenweller for (Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Natalie Blasingame for self (with Cypress-Fairbanks ISD) (Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Nicole May for self (Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Rebecca Holmes for self (with Texas Dyslexia Coalition) (Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Stacey Combest for self (with Texas Commission on Special Education Funding) (Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Steven Aleman for Disability Rights Texas (Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Wesley Holmes for self (Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Brandon Garcia for self (with Texas Public Charter Schools Association) (Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Calvin Tillman for self (Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Devon May for self (Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Ed Neuhaus for self (Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Jacquie Benestante for self (with Autism Society of Texas) (Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Jennifer Luftop for Texas Academic Language Therapy Association (TX ALTA) (Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Julia Grizzard for self (with Bexar County Education Coalition) (Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Lauren McKenzie for Texans Care for Children (Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Mercedes Bristiol for self (with Texas Grandparents Raising Grandchildren) (Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Raif Calvert for Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) (Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Yulissa Chavez for self (with Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
On
(Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Amy Copeland for Texas Education Agency (Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Andrea Chevalier for TCASE (Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Beckley Wilson for self (Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Columba Wilson for self (Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Elizabeth Wilson for self (with Texas Dyslexia Coalition) (Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Heather Sheffield for self (with Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)) (Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Kristin McGuire for Texas Education Agency (Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Rebecca Japko for self (with PART) (Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Robbi Cooper for self (with Decoding Dyslexia and Texas Dyslexia Coalition) (Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Ryan Wheeler for TCASE (Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Sabrina Gonzalez Saucedo for self (with ARC of Texas) (Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Eric Marin for Texas Education Agency (Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Randi Turner for self
