Alma Allen, Texas State Representative of 131st District (R) | https://www.houstonvotersguide.org/2024-nov/alma-allen
Alma Allen, Texas State Representative of 131st District (R) | https://www.houstonvotersguide.org/2024-nov/alma-allen
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the approval of purchases under the supplemental special education services and instructional materials program by a public school student's admission, review, and dismissal committee’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill amends the Education Code to require that a public school student's admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) committee approve any purchases made using funds from the supplemental special education services and instructional materials program. The ARD committee must convene a meeting with the student's parent before grant money is allocated to discuss and decide on the appropriate supplemental services and materials that will benefit the student. A list of approved services and materials must then be provided to both the parent and the relevant agency. The bill is set to apply from the 2025-26 school year. It will take effect immediately if it secures a two-thirds majority in each legislative house; otherwise, it will become effective on Sept. 1, 2025.
Alma Allen, member of the House Committee on Public Education, proposed another 19 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Allen graduated from Texas Southern University with a BS.
Alma Allen is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 131st House district. She replaced previous state representative Ronald R. "Ron" Wilson in 2005.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 3325 | 03/21/2025 | Relating to a public school student's transition from an alternative education program to a regular educational environment, including parental rights related to that transition, and the admission of certain students with a criminal or disciplinary history |
| HB 3052 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to compensation increases provided to certain public school employees under the Foundation School Program |
| HB 3051 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the policies and procedures of a public school's threat assessment and safe and supportive school teams |
| HB 3050 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the salary and wages paid to public school employees; making an appropriation |
| HB 3048 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the revision of the essential knowledge and skills of the public school social studies curricula to include instruction relating to the history of persons with disabilities |
| HB 2987 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to annual reporting regarding the establishment of certain school district planning and decision-making committees |
| HB 2943 | 03/19/2025 | Relating to post-release housing for inmates released on parole or to mandatory supervision |
| HB 2942 | 03/19/2025 | Relating to information on classes or programs required to be completed before an inmate is released on parole |
| HB 2709 | 03/18/2025 | Relating to the required minutes of service during each school day for a classroom teacher in public schools |
| HB 2708 | 03/18/2025 | Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information |
| HB 2555 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the payment of a fee for the administration of a bilingual education certificate examination |
| HB 2554 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the payment of certain employer contributions for employed retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas |
| HB 2296 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to eligibility requirements to obtain a pass for expedited access to the State Capitol |
| HB 2292 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to prohibiting certain releases of a student to the student's parent after school-initiated communication by a school district or open-enrollment charter school |
| HB 2163 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas |
| HB 1416 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to program accessibility for female inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice |
| HB 1415 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to corporal punishment in public schools |
| HB 1413 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the salary and wages paid to public school employees |
| HB 1412 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the location of certain public meetings for certain permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
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