"Co-authored: HB1468 (Public school remote learning programs). Joint authored: HB1525 (HB3 cleanup bill). Joint-Authored: HB1568 (Relating to the School district property value study conducted by the state comptroller). Authored: HB1603 (Ends sunset dates for IGCs). Co-Authored: HB2554 (related to the operation by a school district of a vocational education program to provide eligible high school students with vocational and educational training under a graduation plan and the application of certain student-based allotments under the public school finance system). Co-Authored: HB2557 (School security volunteer program in certain counties). Co-Authored: HB2681 (Elective courses on the study of the Bible offered to public school students). Co-Authored: HB3979 (""Banning critical race theory"" bill). Co-Authored: HB4042 (Relating to requiring public school students to participate in interscholastic athletic activities based on biological sex). Co-Authored: HB4509 (Relating to instruction on informed American patriotism in public schools and study of the Founding documents of Texas and the United States). Co-authored: HB764 (Reducing STAAR testing for public school students). 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 (Relating to military readiness for purposes of the indicators of achievement under the public school accountability system and the college, career, or military readiness outcomes bonus under the Foundation School Program). Voted no - 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 no - HB159 (Training for all educators on how to better serve disabled students). Voted yes - HB1603 (Ends sunset dates for IGCs). Voted yes - HB189 (Relates to severance payments to a superintendent or administrator in an open-enrollment charter school). Voted yes - HB2256 (Creates a bilingual sped program for students with disabilities). Voted no - 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 regarding 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 - HB2802 (Administration of certain public school assessments and the temporary suspension of accountability during a school year in which public school operations are disrupted as a result of a declared disaster and the requirement to use those instruments for promotion or graduation). 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 schools 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 no - HB3643 (Creates a Texas Commission on Virtual Education). Voted yes - HB3731 (Relating to public school accountability ratings, including interventions and sanctions administered to a school district, open-enrollment charter school, or district or school campus assigned an unacceptable performance rating. (HISD takeover bill)). 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 no - HB41 (Relating to class size limits for prekindergarten classes provided by or on behalf of public schools). 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 no - 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 no - 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 - HB764 (Reducing STAAR testing for public school students). Voted yes - HB773 (Includes CTE students as a student achievement subpop for accountability). 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 - HB999 (Exempts kids from testing requirements for 2021, allows IGCs for all 5 tests rather than 3). 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 yes - 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 occurring 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 no - 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 - SB226 (Relating to instruction in educator training programs regarding digital learning, virtual learning, and virtual instruction). Voted yes - SB279 (Relating to the inclusion of suicide prevention information on certain student ID cards issued by a public school or public institution of higher education). Voted yes - SB289 (Relating to excused absences from public school for certain students to obtain a driver's license or learner license). 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 disabilities 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 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 - 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 - SB1 (Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue). 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 - HB160 (Relating to making supplemental appropriations for education initiatives, institutions, and related agencies and giving direction regarding appropriations). Voted yes - HB25 (Relating to requiring public school students to compete in interscholastic athletic competitions based on biological sex).
" Website only has campaign announcement. No pubed info on FB. Survey responses: WHAT IS BROKEN? As a local school board member for the last 26 years, my highest priority will be to make sure the funding that was allocated last session is sustainable. Our school funding must be secured and allocated in the most efficient way possible. There will be some clean up on the new finance reform plan from last session. Also, we need to reduce the number of unfunded mandates that the state continues to put on schools. Those will be my top priorities and I am eager to put my expertise to work for our teachers and students. PRIORITIES: In no particular order, I want to make sure that any financial commitments are sustainable; that teachers and other stakeholders have the freedom to find creative solutions in their classrooms and school districts; and that our high school and community college offerings are suitably preparing our young people for the current job market. FUNDING: The legislature should thoroughly study this issue and determine the appropriate ?cost of excellent education? for our kid. Then we need to work towards that goal. We should at least ensure the state?s portion of the public education funding remains the same and we must find a way to provide additional funds until we reach parity with the school districts. FINDING THE MONEY: Currently, I am very concerned the state won?t be able to sustain the additional $11 billion it put into the public education funding expansion last session. My number one priority is public education. We must continue to increase the State?s proportional share of funding until we reach parity with the school districts. VOUCHERS/CHARTERS: I do not support using public taxpayer funds for private schools. STAAR: There are lots of issues with the current process that need to be addressed. In general, I prefer testing that measures the individual?s progress based on an initial diagnostic that would allow us to measure student achievement. ADVANCEMENT/PROMOTION: I do not think STAAR testing should be the only metric used, but I do see the value of assessing student achievement considering relative growth over the course of the entire school year. I do support the holistic approach in assessing an individual?s graduation readiness that IGCs offer. IGCs: I like the idea of IGC committees that take a more individualized approach to evaluating whether or not a student should graduate. WE should always be looking to improve our education evaluation processes. A-F CAMPUS EVALUATION: While the A-F is easy for parents to understand, it can create false perceptions of the performance of our schools. I understand the TEA is working to address the issues that have been raised with the A-F rating system and I trust them to resolve the issues to the satisfaction of all stakeholders. MERIT PAY: The best teachers should be able to advance and be paid more. That being said I wouldn?t tie it to the STARR. I would tie it to how the student is able to progress to the best of his or her ability. CLASS SIZE CAPS/WAIVERS: Yes, but some school districts simply cannot meet the smaller class size because of facility constraints and need the waiver.. ATTRACTING/RETAINING TEACHERS: I would like to see a combination of increased pay and increased opportunities for personal and professional development. I would also like to make sure teaching degrees and certifications are affordable. COLAs: People in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas should receive cost of living increases as often as people in the Employees Retirement System of Texas. TRS CARE: I want to see improved benefits and lowered prescription drug costs. This is something we need to have the State revisit annually due to the ever-changing nature of the healthcare industry. TRS: I support keeping a defined benefit plan so that our retired teachers know what they can count on and what they can expect. COVID SAFETY: Being a school board member in a rural community, I know our challenges and needs will differ than those of urban and suburban school districts. When COVID hit in the spring of 2020, none of the school districts were prepared. I think everyone is doing a better job with providing options for virtual and social distancing in person instruction. But we must continue to do better. I hesitate to promote one policy that is applicable to all school districts. ACCOUNTABILITY DURING COVID: Yes (syspending STAAR). HOLD HARMLESS: Continue ?hold harmless? policy
PUBLIC EDUCATION As a former School Board Trustee for 26 years, David understands the importance of providing our rural schools with the resources they need to succeed. An investment in public education is an investment in our children and in our future workforce. That's why David supported allocating $46.5 billion to our public education system and fully committed putting money back in our classrooms.
2025
Voted FOR Vouchers (SB 2)
Voted against the amendment to remove vouchers from HB 1 (pro-voucher vote, special session 4 - 2023)
Voted For SB 763 - Allows schools to employ Chaplains without any degree or certifications
Voted FOR the Herrero amendment to prohibit money from HB1 to be used to fund vouchers/ESAs (regular session 2023)
Voted FOR HB 3708 - $1500 Allotment per UIL Activity for each non enrolled student to allow them to participate in UIL activities
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