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The
Texas Library Association Legislative Issues Network
Texline is an online publication of the Texas Library Association intended
to inform members of late breaking news of interest to Texas libraries from
the Texas Legislature, Texas state agencies, and other governmental entities.
Texline appears irregularly as needed and will appear more frequently during
legislative sessions.
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Gloria
Meraz.
- 257:
Librarian Jobs for Main Street Bill - 2/01/10
- 256:
Jobs for Main Street Bill –
Proposal to Include Librarian Jobs - 12/16/09
- 255:
USA PATRIOT Act Reforms - 11/03/09
- 254:
USA PATRIOT Act Reforms
- 9/30/09
- 253:
CPSC Issues Rule Regarding Lead
Standards - 8/27/09
- 252:
Federal Broadband
Applications Available - 7/15/09
- 251:
Special Session and
Stimulus Broadband Funds - 7/01/09
- 250:
81st Legislative
Summary - 6/04/09
- 249:
CALL TO ACTION on HB 3 - Conferees Named - 5/21/09
- 248:
CALL to ACTION on SB 1 and Bill Update - 5/12/09
- 247: URGENT CALL TO ACTION:
LAST CHANCE FOR K-12 and TexShare Database Funding -
5/04/09
- 246: CALL
TO ACTION: SB 1 - Workgroup to decide by Monday
- 4/30/09
- 245: CALL to ACTION:
SB 1 - 4/28/09
- 244: CALL to ACTION:
HB 3
(school
accountability bill) - 4/27/09
- 243:
Budget, Bill, and
Stimulus Funding Update - 4/16/09
- 242:
Budget Update -
3/27/09
- 241:
Budget, Hearing, and
Bill Update - 3/22/09
- 240:
Budget CALL TO ACTION
and Update - 3/17/09
- 239:
TSLAC House Budget
Hearing and
Legislative Day and Virtual Legislative Day - 2/20/09
- 238:
Legislative Day and
Virtual Legislative Day - 2/15/09
- 237:
CALL TO ACTION:
State Finance
Committee Hearing & Update - 2/12/09
ADDENDUM - 2/13/09
- 236: ALA Calls for URGENT
ACTION: Federal Stimulus Plan - 2/11/09
- 235: ACTION NEEDED:
SAVE $200 Million from Amendment to cut libraries out
of broadband package - 2/06/09
- 234: CALL TO ACTION:
Federal Stimulus Bill, CPSC Stay of Implementation -
2/06/09
- 233:
Federal Stimulus Bill,
Consumer Product Safety Commission, and Legislative Day - 1/31/09
- 232:
81st
Legislature, Library Issues, and Legislative Day - 1/12/09
- 231:
Legislative Day and
TSLAC Policy Updates - 11/18/08
- 230:
Election Day and Upcoming State Legislative Session
-
11/03/08
- 229:
Thank Legislators for
K-12 Database Funding an SKILLS Act -
1/28/08
- 228:
Need Texas US Reps to Co-Sponsor SKILLS
Act!
- 9/11/07
- 227:
State Approves $7 million in New Funding; Summary of
80th Legislative Session
- 5/28/07
- 226:
Budget Conferees Assigned to Workgroups
and Bill Update
- 225:
Senate Names Budget Conferees
and
Bill Update
- 224:
House Names
Budget Conferees and
Bill Update
- 223:
Legislative Update and
Sunset Hearing
- 222:
CALL TO ACTION:
Support
Amendment to House Appropriations Bill
- 221:
CALL TO ACTION:
Update on Budget,
TSLAC Reauthorization Bill Hearing and
Bill Update
- 220:
CALL TO ACTION:
Update on
School Library Database Funding
- 219:
CALL TO ACTION:
Update on School Library Database Funding and
New Bills Update
- 218:
CALL TO ACTION:
Update on State Library Budget and
Database Access Riders
- 217:
CALL TO ACTION:
Update on School Library Database Funding and
School Library Bills
- 216:
CALL TO ACTION:
Update on State Library Budget and
HB 239
- 2/21/07
- 215:
CALL TO ACTION:
Hearings Set for Library District Bills, HB 239 (on
computer access); Appropriations Update
- 2/12/07
- 214:
CALL TO ACTION:
TSLAC Senate Budget Hearing Set
;
TLA Legislative Day
Approaches
- 1/23/07
- 213:
80th Legislature Underway;
TLA Legislative Day
Approaches
- 1/18/07
- 212:
UPDATE:
State Library Sunset Hearing and
Rule
Changes
- 11/16/06
- 211: UPDATE:
State Library Sunset Hearing Next Week
,
State Library Revises Budget
– 11/07/06
- 210:
UPDATE:
State Library Legislative Appropriations Request
– 10/17/06
- 209:
UPDATE:
Sunset Commission Draft
Recommendations Released
– 9/20/06
- 208:
UPDATE:
65% Rule
– 8/8/06
- 207:
URGENT ACTION
ALERT:
Call Representatives TODAY and ask them to oppose DOPA
– 7/26/06
- 206:
TEA Rules on
Reimbursements to Media Specialists and Teachers
– 6/15/06
- 205:
UPDATES:
Telecom Discounts, State Library Sunset, Special Session Wrap-Up
– 5/16/06
- 204: CALL TO ACTION:
Hearing Scheduled on 65% Rule – 4/29/06
- 203: CALL TO ACTION:
65% Rule Published – 4/21/06
- 202: UPDATE
School 65% Rule; Special Session Opens –
4/17/06
- 201: CALL TO ACTION:
Federal Relief for Libraries – 2/22/06
- 200: UPDATE & CALL TO ACTION:
School Instructional Costs
– 10/26/05
- 199: UPDATE:
School Instructional Costs and Telecom Discounts –
8/26/05
- 198:
CALL TO ACTION:
Urge
Senate to Include Libraries as Instructional Costs – 7/29/05
- 197: CALL TO ACTION:
Urge Senate to Include Libraries in Instructional Cost – 7/26/05
- 196: CALL TO ACTION:
FEDERAL PATRIOT ACT – 7/18/05
- 195: URGENT CALL TO ACTION:
Media Resources Not Included as Instructional Cost – 7/14/05
- 194: URGENT Call to Action:
Media
Resources Not Included As Instructional Cost – 7/06/05
- 193:
Special Session Announced; New Library Laws
– 6/20/05
- 192:
Summary of 79th Legislative Session –
5/31/05
- 191: URGENT CALL TO ACTION:
School Database Bill & Update – 5/19/05
- 190: CALL TO ACTION:
Save TexShare Funding – 4/29/05
- 189: CALL TO ACTION:
School Library Initiatives – 4/18/05
- 188: CALL TO ACTION:
Final Push for Library Funding – 4/18/05
- 187: UPDATE:
Library Bills
Moving Forward – 3/20/05
- 186: UPDATE:
School
Library Bills Set for Hearing – 3/13/05
- 185: URGENT CALL TO ACTION:
Support Continuation of Telecom Discounts – 3/08/05
- 184: CALL TO ACTION:
Support Funding for School Library Databases – 3/04/05
- 183: CALL TO ACTION:
Support Library Funding – 2/25/05
- 182: CALL TO ACTION:
Hearing Set for HB 789
(King) – 2/20/05
- 181: CALL TO ACTION:
House Appropriations General Government Subcommittee
Budget Hearing for TSLAC – 2/07/05
- 180: CALL TO ACTION:
Senate Hearing Scheduled; School Library Bills Filed – 1/31/05
- 179: Senate
Hearing Postponed – 1/25/05
- 178: CALL TO ACTION:
Library Funding
Hearing Set
(TSLAC Budget) – 1/24/05
- 177:
Support Federal
Library Funding – 11/05/04
- 176:
ALA CALL TO ACTION:
Important
E-Rate Hearing Tomorrow - Call your Senators TODAY! –
10/04/04
- 175:
CALL TO ACTION:
Stop Federal INDUCE Legislation – 9/29/04
- 174:
Public
Feedback on Telecommunications Discounts Due JUNE 16 - 6/09/04
- 173:
PUC Begins Review of Public Testimony on H.B.1
- 5/28/04
- 172:
Senate to Take Public Testimony on HB 1
- 5/11/04
- 171:
House to Vote on School Finance Bill -
5/03/04
- 170: Announcement:
House Continues Work on
HB 1
- 4/29/04
- 169: Announcement: Hearing
on Governor's Proposal
- 4/16/04
- 168: Announcement:
Special Session Called on School Finance
- 4/13/04
- 167: CALL TO ACTION on
FEDERAL FUNDING
- 166: Announcement:
ALA Training Lawyers for Libraries
- 1/22/04
- 165:
Update on State Educational Employee
Conference Reimbursement Rates -
10/09/03
- 164:
LSTA Reauthorized:
CALL
TO ACTION ON FUNDING -
9/30/03
- 163: Announcement: News
about retirement benefits and upcoming statewide vote -
9/05/03
- 162: Announcement: Alert
Senators of Library Funding Opportunities - 8/21/03
- 161: Announcement:
TRS Emergency Rules and Privacy Bill Introduced
- 7/31/03
- 160: Announcement:
Special Session and Governor's Veto Proclamations
- 7/27/03
- 159: Announcement:
Supreme Court Upholds Use of Filters - 6/23/03
- 158:
Review of the 78th Legislative Session
- 6/05/03
- 157: URGENT CALL TO ACTION:
More
Cuts Made to TexShare and TLC-Update - 5/17/03
- 156: CALL TO ACTION:
Budget Conference Committee at Work
- 5/07/03
- 155: Announcement:
TIF
Bill Hearing Set- 5/02/03
- 154:
Budget and Bill Update- 4/28/03
- 153: Announcement:
HB 1635 Left Pending-
4/10/03
- 152: URGENT CALL TO ACTION:
TLC Funding
in Danger - 4/10/03
- 151: CALL TO ACTION:
Hearing
set for HB 1635 eliminating TIF grants for libraries - 4/04/03
- 150: URGENT CALL TO ACTION:
TLC and School Rider Funding in Danger
- 3/21/03
- 149:
Hearing and Bill Update - 3/17/03
- 148:
Texline 148 - Budget and Bill
Update -3/11/03
- 147:
HB 1635
eliminates TIF funding for libraries -3/10/03
- 146: CALL TO ACTION
on
Agencies' Budgets - 3/02/03
- 145:
Update on the Telecommunications
Infrastructure Fund Board (TIFB) - 3/02/03
- 144:
State Legislative Update: TSLAC and TEA -
3/02/03
- 143: URGENT:
TIF
Funding for Libraries in Immediate Danger - 2/14/03
- 142:
Legislative
Update -
1/30/03
- 141: Addendum
CALL
TO ACTION:
Frozen TIF
Grants -
1/23/03
- 141:
CALL
TO ACTION:
2003 TIF
Grants Frozen-
1/21/03
- 140:
State legislative Update
- 1/16/03
- 139:
Museum and
Library Service Act of 2003 H.R. 13 –
Sponsors
Needed
-
1/12/03
- 138:
Companion TIF Reauthorization Bill Introduced
in Senate
-
11/22/02
- 137:
First TIF Reauthorization Bill Introduced -
11/18/02
- 136:
RIDER 67 for school library materials deleted
from TEA Preliminary Budget- 9/26/02
- 135:
CALL
TO ACTION: Schedule
a vote on H.R. 3784- 9/26/02
- 134:
URGENT
ACTION: Sign letter to schedule vote on H.R. 3784- 9/12/02
- 133:
LSTA
and School Funding to Senate Subcommittee: CALL
TO ACTION - 7/11/02
- 132:
LSTA Draft Plan –
Comments
Solicited - 6/28/02
- 131:
TIF, TSLAC, NCIPA
Requirements - 6/19/02
- 130:
CIPA,
LSTA, and Improving
Literacy Through
School Libraries - 6/01/02
- 129:
TIF Hearing Set: CALL
TO ACTION - 5/01/02
- 128:
Sunset Commission Hearing on SBEC -
4/19/02
- 127: Hearings on TIF and LSTA - 4/14/02
- 126:
State Affairs
to begin interim work on state broadband policy and TIF - 4/09/02
- 125:
LSTA and ESEA Update - 3/19/02
- 124: CALL: LSTA -
CALL
TO ACTION - 2/15/02
- 123:
Federal Legislative Update: ESEA; LSTA: USA
Patriot Act - 2/4/02
- 122:
State and Federal Policy and Legislative
Update - 12/20/01
-
121A:
Addendum - School Library Resources; Education
Appropriations - 10/10/01
-
121:
Federal School Library Resource
Program Stalled - 10/08/01
-
120: Update: Federal School Library Resource Bill
- 07/30/01
-
119: Update: Federal Legislative Initiatives -
05/30/01
-
118: Summation of Library Legislation: 77th
Legislature -
05/29/01
-
117:
Update
on Library Legislation - 05/14/01
-
116A:
Addendum ESEA Reauthorization and School
Libraries -
05/07/01
-
116: School Library Materials Program
-
CALL
TO ACTION - 05/05/01
-
115: Filtering Rider Remains Attached to
Appropriations Bill -
Urgent CALL
TO ACTION - 05/02/01
- 114: Hearing on TIF Bill (HB 1783) Set for
Monday - Announcement - 04/27/01
- 113: Filtering Rider Attached to
Appropriations Bill - CALL
TO ACTION - 04/24/01
- 112: ESEA Reauthorization: School Library
Funding at Stake - CALL
TO ACTION - 04/20/01
- 111: Update on TIF, Library
Districts, Internet Access Bill - 04/19/01
- 110: Conference Committee to Decide Library
Funding - CALL
TO ACTION - 04/19/01
- 109: Hearing Tomorrow on
Internet Access Bill - Urgent CALL
TO ACTION - 04/16/01
- 108: UPDATE ON HEARINGS
- 04/09/01
- 107: TIF Hearing Set for April 5 -
CALL
TO ACTION - 04/03/01
- 106B:
Addendum – Update
ON Hearing
- 04/03/01
- 106:
Internet Filtering Bill Hearing Is Set for
Tomorrow - Urgent CALL
TO ACTION - 04/03/01
- 105:
Announcements: Public Library Districts,
TexShare, and Tuition Exemption Bills - 03/25/01
- 104:
Hearing Set on TIF Bills -
CALL
TO ACTION - 03/19/01
- 103:
Loan Star Libraries: Direct Aid for Public
Libraries and Scholl Library Materials - 03/19/01
- 102:
Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund
Related Legislation - 03/11/01
- 101:
Internet Filtering Legislation Introduced -
03/11/01
- 100:
E-Rate and ESEA Reauthorization -
CALL
TO ACTION - 03/05/01
- 99: BUDGET HEARINGS Set -
CALL
TO ACTION - 02/27/01
- 98:
Critical Time for Legislative Agenda-
CALL
TO ACTION - 02/15/01
- 97:
UCITA to be introduced
-
CALL
TO ACTION - 02/13/01
- 96:
Funding Committees to Review
Library Programs -
01/28/01
- 95:
TSLAC, TEA Budget Hearings Set -
CALL
TO ACTION - 01/23/01
- 94:
LEGISLATIVE DAY -
February
6-7 - 01/04/ 00
- 93:
Filtering Mandates Remain in H.R. 4577 -
CALL
TO ACTION - 10/31/00
- 92:
SACS proposals include no mention of libraries
or librarians - CALL TO ACTION - 10/10/00
- 91:
Federal Filtering Mandates On the Move in Labor-HHS-Education
Appropriations Bill Negotiations - CALL
to ACTION - 9/20/000
- 90:
Decision Reached in Wichita Fall on Book Removal
Petition Case - 9/20/000
- 89:
Filtering Mandates Considered
-CALL to ACTION
- 8/08/00
- 88:
SBOE accepts SBEC recommendations for School Librarian
Certification
- 87:
SBOE Proposes to Eliminate Classroom Teaching
Requirement from School Librarian Certification - 7/01/00
- 86:
TSLAC Gives Initial Approval for Direct Aid Program
- 5/18/00
- 85:
Oppose Cuts! Call to Action - 5/12/00
- 84:
FDLP, GPO, LC Funding Threatened - 5/10/00
- 83:
76th Session Ends--Final Tally - 6/01/99
- 82:
Last Library Bills Set for Vote
- 5/25/99
- 81:
District Bill; Director Salary; License Plates
- 5/13/99
- 80:
District Bill; Appropriations; Yesterday's Glitch
- 5/11/99
- 79:
Conf. Cmte. Approves School Library Funding Rider
- 5/7/99
- 78: Public Library Fund Bill Sent to Governor
- 5/01/99
- 77:
Senate Passes Teacher/Librarian Pay Raise Bill
- 4/29/99
- 76:
Conference Cmte. Considers TSLAC Budget -
4/28/99
- 75:
Conference Cmte. Appointed--CALL TO ACTION
- 4/26/99
- 74:
Senate Passes Public Library Fund Bill
- 4/15/99
- 73:
House Passes Public Library Fund Bill
- 4/14/99
- 73:
House Passes Public Library Fund Bill
- 4/13/99
- 72:
Bills Stalled in Calendars--CALL TO ACTION
-
4/13/99
- 71:
House Passes TexShare Bill
- 4/7/99
- 70:
Senate Education Approves Library Bills 4/01/99
- 69:
Senate Education to Hear Library Bills
-
3/29/99
- 68:
License Plate Bills Would Help Libraries
-
3/22/99
- 67:
TLA Joins Nolo Suit - 3/17/99
- 66:
Rep. Cuellar's $1.85M School Library Rider Adopted
- 3/17/79
- 65:
SFIR Committee Refers Library Bills - 3/16/99
- 64:
S Finance Holds Mark-up of TSLAC Budget -3/15/99t
- 63:
S Finance to Mark-up TSLAC Budget--CALL TO ACTION
- 3/11/99
- 62:
Appropriations Mark-Up of TSLAC Budget - 3/11/99
- 61:
TSLAC Budget Set for Hearing--CALL TO ACTION
- 3/3/99
- 60:
Bills Set for Hearing--CALL TO ACTION - 3/2/99
- 59:
Sen. Lucio Files PL Fund Bill - 2/25/99
- 58:
Public Library Fund Bill Filed - 2/23/99
- 57:
Library Districts Bill Filed--CALL TO ACTION
- 2/18/99
- 56:
TexShare Bill Introduced
- 2/16/99
- 55:
Gov.'s Budget Recommends TSLAC Increase - 2/01/99
- 54:
CALL TO ACTION--TSLAC Budget Hearing Set -
1/28/99
- 53:
Senate Finance Appointments; SBEC - 1/22/99
- 52:
TSLAC Flat-funded in Proposed State Budget
- 1/14/99
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