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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to special education in public schools, including funding for special education under the Foundation School Program."
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description: "Relating to special education in public schools, including funding for special education under the Foundation School Program."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
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legislature: "Texas Legislature"
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session: "89R"
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identifier: "SB 568"
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citation: "Texas SB 568 (89R)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["AUTISM & PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS (S0566)", "BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED", "TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE (V2534)", "DEAF", "TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE (V1199)", "DYSLEXIA (S9807)", "Disabilities", "Persons with (I0380)", "EDUCATION AGENCY", "TEXAS (V9941)", "EDUCATION", "COMMISSIONER OF (V9954)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools (I0245)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance (I0250)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Special (I0243)", "Education--School Districts (I0220)", "FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM (S0541)", "HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)", "Legislature (I0520)", "REGIONAL EDUCATION SERVICE CENTERS (S0546)", "State Finances--Management & Control (I0748)", "VIDEO CAMERAS (S0786)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bettencourt", "Buckley", "Creighton", "Flores", "Menéndez", "Middleton", "Parker", "Paxton", "West", "Zaffirini"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 85
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2024-12-12"
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last_action: "2025-06-20"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d42a60f-2f0c-4372-8fdf-7c1321335373"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00500_SB00599/SB 568.xml"
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source_hash: "aa7eed0a02ec275caa3ea6ea4cbab1273ccaef6ba651b756164a4e776e20dd5c"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
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---
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# Texas SB 568 (89R) — Relating to special education in public schools, including funding for special education under the Foundation School Program.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00568I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00568E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00568H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00568S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00568F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **126–6** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **30–1** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **125–16** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **126–6** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 568 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **29–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bettencourt — primary (person)
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- Buckley — primary (person)
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- Creighton — primary (person)
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- Flores — primary (person)
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- Menéndez — primary (person)
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- Middleton — primary (person)
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- Parker — primary (person)
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- Paxton — primary (person)
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- West — primary (person)
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- Zaffirini — primary (person)
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- Alvarado — cosponsor (person)
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- Blanco — cosponsor (person)
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- Campbell — cosponsor (person)
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- Cook — cosponsor (person)
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- Hagenbuch — cosponsor (person)
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- Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" — cosponsor (person)
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- Huffman — cosponsor (person)
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- King — cosponsor (person)
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- Kolkhorst — cosponsor (person)
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- Perry — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-12-12** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
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- **2024-12-12** Filed `filing`
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- **2025-02-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-02-03** Referred to Education K-16 `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-11** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2025-03-11** Considered in public hearing
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- **2025-03-11** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2025-03-11** Left pending in committee
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- **2025-03-25** Considered in public hearing
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- **2025-03-25** Vote taken in committee
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- **2025-03-31** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-31** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2025-03-31** Corrected comm. report printed & distributed
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- **2025-04-01** Co-author authorized
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- **2025-04-02** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2025-04-07** Co-author authorized
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- **2025-04-07** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2025-04-07** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-04-07** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-07** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-04-07** Three day rule suspended
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- **2025-04-07** Record vote
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- **2025-04-07** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-07** Passed `passage`
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- **2025-04-07** Record vote
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- **2025-04-07** Reported engrossed
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- **2025-04-08** Received from the Senate `introduction`
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- **2025-04-22** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-04-22** Referred to Public Education `referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-20** Considered in public hearing
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- **2025-05-20** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
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- **2025-05-20** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-24** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2025-05-24** Committee report distributed
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- **2025-05-25** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2025-05-26** Recommitted to committee
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- **2025-05-26** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2025-05-26** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
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- **2025-05-26** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-26** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-26** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2025-05-26** Committee report distributed
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- **2025-05-26** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
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- **2025-05-27** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
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- **2025-05-28** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
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- **2025-05-28** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-28** Passed to 3rd reading
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- **2025-05-28** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-05-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2025-05-28** Passed `passage`
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- **2025-05-28** Record vote
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- **2025-05-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-05-28** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-05-29** House passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-05-29** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
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- **2025-05-29** Read
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- **2025-05-29** Senate refuses to concur
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- **2025-05-29** Senate requests conference committee
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- **2025-05-29** Senate appoints conferees
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- **2025-05-29** Senate refuses to concur-reported
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- **2025-05-29** Senate requests conference committee-reported
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- **2025-05-29** Senate appoints conferees-reported
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- **2025-05-30** House grants request for conference committee
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- **2025-05-30** House appoints conferees
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- **2025-05-30** House grants request for conf comm-reported
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- **2025-05-30** House appoints conferees-reported
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- **2025-05-31** Conf. Comm. Report distributed
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- **2025-05-31** Conference committee report filed `filing`
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- **2025-05-31** Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds
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- **2025-05-31** Rules suspended
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- **2025-05-31** Record vote
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- **2025-05-31** Senate adopts conference committee report `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-31** Record vote
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- **2025-05-31** Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
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- **2025-06-01** House adopts resolution to go outside bounds
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- **2025-06-01** House adopts conference committee report `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-06-01** Record vote
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- **2025-06-01** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-06-01** House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
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- **2025-06-02** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-06-02** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2025-06-02** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2025-06-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-06-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-06-20** See remarks for effective date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d42a60f-2f0c-4372-8fdf-7c1321335373`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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