Legislation Protects Schools From Unintended Expenses
Austin In just the first full that week the Texas House of Representatives has considered legislation on the floor State Representative Diana Maldonado (HD-52) of Round Rock Thursday passed her first bill House Bill 1332. In doing so Maldonado became the second member of the freshman class to move legislation to the Senate for consideration.
It has truly been an honor to work with so many of my colleagues in the House Committee on Public Education to receive unanimous support for my bill said Maldonado. I was proud to be among the first members to pass legislation out of the House when I received bipartisan support from all of my colleagues on my first bill to reach the floor. My bill if made law will ensure our schools have the maximum amount of funds to use in the classroom and will add a level of responsibility for our students to take care of the schools property.
Currently students are held responsible for damaged or lost textbooks but that same
requirement is not in place for electronic materials. House Bill 1332 would close that loophole to place electronic textbooks under the same umbrella as regular textbooks.
Maldonado sits on the House Committee on State Affairs and the Committee on Defense and Veterans Affairs. She is serving her first term in the Texas House of Representatives and represents House District 52 which encompasses a portion of Williamson County including Round Rock Taylor Hutto Thrall Coupland and part of Georgetown and Austin.
