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r, SD 24. Co-authored: SB215 (Relating to the creation of the office of inspector general at the Texas Education Agency to investigate the administration of public education.). SB28 (Relating to the approval of open-enrollment charter schools and the applicabilty of certain state and local laws to open enrollment charter schools). SB 29 (Relating to requiring public school students to compete in interscholastic athletic competitions based on sex and a study conducted by the University Interscholastic League on the effects of allowing a student to participate in an athletic competition designed for the sex opposite to the student's sex). Joint authored: SB1776 (Relating to the
inclusion of an elective course on the founding principles of the United States in the curriculum for public high school students and the posting of the founding documents of the United States in public school buildings). Co-sponsored: HB1147 (Allows students enlisting in TX national guard to be counted in college/career/military readiness). Co- Sponsored: HB1603 (Ends sunset dates for IGCs). Sponsored: HB2681 (Elective courses on the study of the Bible offered to public school students). Co-Sponsored: HB4509 (Relating to instruction on informed American patriotism in public schools and study of the Founding documents of Texas and the United States). Co-sponsored: HB542
(Relating to the inclusion of students enrolled in a dropout recovery school as students at risk of dropping out of school for purposes of compensatory, intensive, and accelerated instruction and to a study by the Texas Education Agency on competency-based educational programs). Voted yes - HB1080 (participation in UIL for students who receive mental health services). Voted yes - HB1133 (Relating to an election to revoke a county equalization tax imposed in certain counties). Voted yes - HB1147 (Allows students enlisting in TX national guard to be counted in college/career/military readiness). Voted yes - HB1252 (Related to the limitation period for filing a complaint and requesting a special education impartial due process hearing). Voted yes - HB1468 (Public school remote learning programs). Voted yes - HB1525 (HB3 cleanup bill). Voted yes - HB159 (Training for all educators on how to better serve disabled students). Voted yes - HB1603 (Ends sunset dates for IGCs). Voted yes - HB2287 (Relating to data collection and
receipt of certain reports by and consultation with the Collaborative Task Force on Public School Mental Health Services). Voted yes - HB2519 (Composition of SBEC, issuance of sanctions by the board, requiring a school district to notify a teacher regardign the submission of complaints to SBEC). Voted yes - HB2681 (Elective courses on the study of the Bible offered to public school students). Voted yes - HB2721 (Prohibiting a student from participating in future extracurricular activities for certain conduct involving the assault of an extracurricular activity official). Voted yes - HB3261 (Electronic administration of tests, measures to support internet connectivity for purposes of the test, the adoption and administration of optional interim tests, the review and use of the instructional materials and technology allotment, and requests for production of instructional materials). Voted yes - HB3456 (Inclusion of funds received by certain educational institutions or programs in foundation school program funds for purposes of certain budget
reductions). Voted yes - HB3489 (Development of guidelines for the use of digital devices in public schoools and a school district or open enrollment charter school policy for the effective integration of those devices). Voted yes - HB3597 (Relating to policies, procedures, and measures for school safety in public schools). Voted yes - HB 3932
(Relating to the establishment of the State Advisory Council on Educational Opportunity for Military Children). Voted yes - HB3979 (critical race theory bill #1). Voted yes - HB41 (Relating to class size limits for prekindergarten classes provided by or on behalf of public schools). Voted yes - HB4124 (Relating to student enrollment in certain special- purpose districts and the allotment under the public school finance system for those districts). Voted yes - HB4509 (Relating to instruction on informed American patriotism in public schools and study of the Founding documents of Texas and the United States). Voted yes - HB4545 (Relating to the assessment of public school students, the establishment of a strong Foundations grant program, and providing accelerated instruction for students who fail to achieve satisfactory performance on certain assessment instruments. (Bill used to include increasing commissioner powers, now just is about tutoring). Voted yes - HB547 (Would allow homeschooled students to participate in UIL activities on public school campuses). Voted yes - HB572 (Relating to the inclusion of students enrolled in a dropout recovery school as students at risk of dropping out of school for purposes of compensatory, intensive, and accelerated instruction and to a study by the Texas Education Agency on competency-based educational programs). Voted yes - HB690 (Relating to training requirements for a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district). Voted yes - HB699 (Relating to public school attendance requirements for students diagnosed with or undergoing related treatment for severe or life-threatening illnesses). Voted yes - HB725 (Relating to the eligibility of certain children who are or were in foster care for free prekindergarten programs in public schools). Voted yes - HB750 (Relating to requiring a school district to post the district's employment policy on the district's Internet website). Voted yes - HB773 (Includes CTE students as a student achievement subpop for accountabilty). Voted yes - HB785 (Relating
to behavior improvement plans and behavioral intervention plans for certain public school students and notification and documentation requirements regarding certain behavior management techniques). Voted yes - SB1063 (Relating to courses in personal financial literacy & economics for high school students in public schools). Voted yes - SB1095
(Relating to notice regarding the availability to public school students of college credit and work-based education programs and subsidies for fees paid to take certain advanced placement tests. (Let students know these programs exist)). Voted yes - SB1109 (Relating to requiring public schools to provide instruction and materials and adopt policies
relating to the prevention of child abuse, family violence, and dating violence). Voted yes - SB123 (Relating to instruction in positive character traits and personal skills in public schools). Voted yes - SB1267 (Relating to continuing education and training requirements for educators and other school district personnel). Voted yes - SB1351 (Relating
to the donation of food by public school campuses). Voted yes - SB1356 (Relating to the participation by members of nonprofit teacher organizations in a tutoring program for public school students and related retirement benefits for certain tutors participating in the program). Voted yes - SB1365 (Relating to public school organization, accountability, and fiscal management. (HISD takeover bill)). Voted yes - SB1590 (Relating to rules by the State Board for Educator Certification regarding virtual observation options for field-based experiences and internships required for educator certification). Voted no - SB168 (Relating to emergency school drills and exercises conducted by public schools). Voted yes - SB1696 (Relating to establishing a system for the sharing of information regarding cyber attacks or other cybersecurity incidents occuring in schools in this state). Voted yes - SB1697 (Relating to allowing parents and guardians to elect for a student to repeat or retake a course or grade). Voted yes - SB1716 (Relating to a supplemental special education services and instructional materials program for certain public school students receiving special education services). Voted no - SB179 (Relating to the use of public school counselors' work time). Voted yes - SB1831 (Relating to the punishment for trafficking of persons, online solicitation of a minor, and prostitution and to the dissemination of certain information, including the required printing of certain signs, regarding human trafficking; increasing criminal penalties; providing a civil penalty). Voted yes - SB1955 (Relating to exempting learning pods from certain local government regulations). Voted yes - SB2026 (Relating to instruction on informed American patriotism in public schools). Voted yes - SB2050 (Relating to bullying and cyberbullying in public schools). Voted yes - SB2066 (Relating to emergent bilingual students in public schools). Voted no- SB2081 (Relating to class size limits for prekindergarten classes provided by or on behalf of public schools). Voted yes - SB2094 (Companion bill to HB4545, the HISD takeover bill. 4545 was passed with the tutoring component only). Voted yes - SB215 (Relating to the creation of the office of inspector general at the Texas Education Agency to investigate the administration of public education). Voted yes - SB226 (Relating to instruction in educator training programs regarding digital learning, virtual
learning, and virtual instruction). Voted yes - SB279 (Relating to the includion of suicide prevention information on certain student ID cards issued by a public school or public institution of higher education). Voted yes - SB28 (Relating to the approval of open-enrollment charter schools and the applicabilty of certain state and local laws to open enrollment charter schools). Voted yes - SB289 (Relating to excused absences from public school for certain students to obtain a driver's license or learner license). Voted yes - SB29 (Relating to requiring public school students to compete in interscholastic athletic competitions based on sex and a study conducted by the University Interscholastic League on the effects of allowing a student to participate in an athletic competition designed for the sex opposite to the student's sex). Voted yes - SB338 (Relating to the adoption of uniform general conditions for building construction projects entered into by school districts and the composition of the committee that reviews uniform general conditions). Voted yes - SB348 (Related to parent access to public school virtual instruction and instructional materials for virtual and remote learning). Voted yes - SB369 (Requiring students to submit a FAFSA application as a condition for graduation). Voted yes - SB462 (Relating to funding under the transportation allotment for transporting meals and instructional materials to students during a declared disaster). Voted yes - SB481 (Relating to the transfer of certain public school students to a school district offering in person instruction). Voted yes - SB560 (Relating to developing a strategic plan for the improvement and expansion of high-quality bilingual education.). Voted yes - SB746 (Relating to requiring the parent of a student enrolled in a school district to provide and update a parent's contact information). Voted yes - SB776 (Relating to the creation of an inclusive sports program by the University Interscholastic League to provide students with intellectual disabilites access to team sports). Voted yes - SB797
(Relating to the display of the national motto in public schools and institutes of higher education). Voted yes - SB801 (Relating to the development of an agriculture education program for public elementary schools). Voted yes - SB1776 (Relating to the inclusion of an elective course on the founding principles of the United States in the curriculum
for public high school students and the posting of the founding documents of the United States in public school buildings). SPECIAL SESSION 1: Voted yes - SB3 (CRT bill). Voted yes - SB12 (Relating to the reduction of the amount of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the residence homestead of an individual who is elderly or disabled to reflect any reduction from the preceding tax year in the district's maximum compressed rate). Voted yes - SB2 (Relating to requiring public school and public institution of higher education students to compete in interscholastic athletic competitions based on biological sex). Voted yes - SB8
(Relating to the authority of a person who acquires a residence homestead to receive an ad valorem tax exemption for the homestead in the year in which the property is acquired, and the protection of school districts against the resulting loss in revenue). Voted yes - SB72 (Relating to requiring public schools to provide instruction and materials and adopt policies relating to the prevention of child abuse, family violence, and dating violence). Voted yes - SB32 (Relating to requiring public school students to compete in interscholastic athletic competitions based on biological sex). Voted yes - SJR4 (Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the reduction of
the amount of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for general elementary and secondary public school purposes on the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled to reflect any statutory reduction from the preceding tax year in the maximum compressed rate of the maintenance and operations
taxes imposed for those purposes on the homestead). Voted yes - SB7 (Relating to a one-time supplemental payment of benefits under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas). SPECIAL SESSION 2: Voted yes - SB3 (Relating to civics training programs for certain public school social studies teachers and principals, parental access to certain
learning management systems, and certain curriculum in public schools, including certain instructional requirements and prohibitions). Voted yes - SB12 (Relating to the reduction of the amount of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the residence homestead of an individual who is elderly or disabled to reflect any reduction from the preceding tax year in the district's maximum compressed rate). Voted yes - SB8 (Relating to the authority of a person who acquires a residence homestead to receive an ad valorem tax exemption for the homestead in the year in which the property is acquired, and the protection of school districts against
the resulting loss in revenue). Voted yes - SB7 (Relating to a one-time supplemental payment of benefits under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas). Voted yes - SB91 (Relating to a temporary reduction in the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district and the form of the ballot proposition to be used in an election to approve a tax rate adopted by a school district that exceeds the district's voter-approval tax rate; making an appropriation). Voted yes - SB2 (Relating to requiring public school and public institution of higher education students to compete in interscholastic athletic competitions based on biological sex). Voted yes - SJR2 (Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the reduction of the amount of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for general elementary and secondary public school purposes on the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled to reflect any statutory reduction from the preceding tax year in the maximum compressed rate of the maintenance and operations taxes imposed for those purposes on the homestead). SPECIAL SESSION 3: Voted yes - SJR2 (Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes). Voted yes - SB3 (Relating to
requiring public school students to compete in interscholastic athletic competitions based on biological sex). From campaign website: "Dr. Buckingham has always said that educating our children is the single most important thing we can do as leaders. Having a well-funded and sound public education system in Texas is pivotal in ensuring that Texas continues to lead the nation with a strong and educated workforce. Dr. Buckingham served as a Lake Travis ISD school board member prior to her time in the Texas Senate.In 2019, Dr. Buckingham voted for and passed HB 3, the single largest investment in our public education system. In 2021, she kept this funding promise to our education system and our educators, despite a $1 billion deficit to the Texas budget."
Information: First elected to Senate in 2016. Up for re-election in 2020. Oculoplastic and reconstructive surgeon. Former board member. in Lake Travis ISD. Appointed to SBEC by Governor Perry where she served as Vice Chair. Talks about percentage of spending on the classroom, so she doesn't understand how school finance works. Talks about teacher unions holding schools back. Voting Record: 2017 Update: Voted for SB3 ESAs (vouchers).; Voted for extending IGCs. Voted for SB 13 (payroll deductions)Voted for SB 2 (Tax Credit Vouchers)Voted for SB 16(commission to make recommendations on school finance by appointment of Gov/Lt. Gov/Speaker) . 2019 session: Authored legislation: SB296 - abolish the termination or nonrenewal of professional licenses for default or breach of student loan repayment.Voted for SB3 - unanimous vote.Co-sponsor SB12 (TRS contributions). HB3 Amendment 6 to keep outcome-based funding-voted No; Amendment 8 to remove merit pay-voted No; Amendment 16 to increase bilingual ed-voted NO; Amendment 29 to add counselors to $5K pay raise-voted NO; Amendment 30 to add other professionals to $5K raise-voted NO; Amendment 43 to eliminate extra STAAR writing tests-voted NO; Amendment 66 temporary suspension of STAAR penalties-voted NO. Voted NO - SB2 FA3 (remove school districts from property tax bill). Voted YES - SB29 (taxpayer funded
lobbying). Voted NO SB1455 (virtual school vouchers). Grade fr
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