State Rep. Hugh Shine, R-Temple, is co-sponsoring House Bill 1246 â legislation that would shift away from attendance-based funding for public schools.
âThis will be a very important piece of legislation that we will debate in the House and well as the Senate,â Shine said during a meeting hosted by the Belton Area Chamber of Commerce on Monday.
During the meeting, Shine invited state Rep. Gina Hinjosa, D-Austin, to discuss the legislation. Hinojosa, a former president for the Austin Independent School Districtâs board of trustees, began developing HB 1246 after noticing how instruction changed during COVID-19.
âI love working on doing things for kids every day,â Hinojosa said. âRight before session, I grabbed together all of the best minds that I know on public education ⦠and asked them what we should be looking at post-pandemic.â
Bell County will have six vaccine sites for residents this week including those operated by Baylor Scott & White, Seton Medical Center and AdventHealth, County Judge David Blackburn said.
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