"With just
over 24 hours left for legislators to pass bills, those not heard before
midnight on Sunday will die. House Bill 2836 by Rep. Bennett Ratliff
(R-Coppell) is currently in conference committee
and will go before the full Senate and House for passage on Sunday.
House Bill 2836 focuses solely on testing in grades 3-8. Call your legislator and urge them to support the bill with the following provisions:
- Reduce the length of tests to 120 minutes in grades 3-5, 180 minutes in grades 5-8,with no time limit for struggling learners;
- Refine tests to include readiness standards only for accountability purposes, supporting standards for diagnostic purposes only;
- Include revisions for STARR-Alt tests to be provided by the State and not teachers; and
- Require the length, scope and assessment of TEKS be studied.
Contact
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and the following conference committee members to urge their support for HB 2836."
Senate Conferees:
Sen. Dan Patrick (R-Houston),
512-463-0107
Sen. Robert Duncan (R-Lubbock),
512-463-0128
Sen. Tommy Williams (R-The
Woodlands), 512-463-0104
Sen. Leticia Van de Putte
(D-San Antonio), 512-463-0126
Sen. Kel Seliger (R-Amarillo),
512-463-0131
House:
Rep. Dan Huberty (R-Houston),
512-463-0520
Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-Houston),
512-463-0554
Rep. John Kuempel (R-Seguin),
512-463-0602
Rep. Marsha Farney (R-Georgetown),
512-463-0309"
