SR 709 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 568.

This resolution (SR 709) is a procedural measure that suspends specific Senate rules to allow a conference committee to amend S.B. 568, a special education funding bill. It permits the committee to: (1) clarify training requirements for personnel supporting students with behavioral needs, (2) allow school districts to pay for certain private educational placements using local funds, and (3) remove a section about dyslexia teacher training grants. The resolution does not change the substantive content of S.B. 568 but enables the conference committee to make these specific adjustments during negotiations. It was adopted by the Texas Senate on May 31, 2025.

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May 2025

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May 2025

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Introduced May 31, 2025 Last action May 31, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill was converted from a draft to its final enrolled version, with substantive changes to special education provisions. The bill suspends certain Senate rules to allow a conference committee to modify text in the Education Code related to special education funding and services. Key changes include clarifying behavioral support training requirements, adjusting dyslexia grant program eligibility, and removing a section that would have created a new parent-directed services grant program.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on special education in public schools, but specific provisions regarding behavioral support training, dyslexia grants, and supplemental services were modified during the conference committee process.

REQUIREMENT

Behavioral support training requirements were clarified to ensure appropriately trained personnel are available to students with significant behavioral support needs, with training made available to paraprofessionals and teachers in specialized settings.

FISCAL

Dyslexia grant program provisions were modified to specify that grants must incorporate evidence-based design and increase local capacity through teacher training or intervention staff credentialing.

A section creating a new parent-directed services grant program was removed, which would have provided $1,500 grants to students receiving special education services.

ELIGIBILITY

Supplemental services grant eligibility was modified to allow students to receive up to $1,500 for special education services and instructional materials.

TECHNICAL

Added certification language confirming the resolution was adopted by the Senate on May 31, 2025, with a vote of 31 yeas and 0 nays.

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