Texas Legislature: Rep. Diego Bernal, District 123

Lawmaker heading into session with education top of mind

SAN ANTONIO – Rep. Diego Bernal is taking lessons he learned from public school leaders during the past year to his colleagues at the State Capitol. The former San Antonio city councilman is focused on improving the lives of children through improving testing standards, providing food for hungry children and making sure teachers are able to simply do their jobs.

While the representative is focused on education, he's filed a number of bills during the early filing period. 

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Diego Bernal
Democrat

House District 123
Downtown San Antonio, north central San Antonio, parts of the city's west side, along with the City of Castle Hills.

Committees: Urban Affairs, and the House Committee on International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs.

 

 



Rep. Bernal's bills filed:

HB 182 Author: Bernal
Last Action: 11/14/2016 H Filed
Caption: Relating to a study of the economic impact of requiring the disclosure of the sales price of real property.

HB 184 Author: Bernal
Last Action: 11/14/2016 H Filed
Caption: Relating to public school accountability for bilingual education and English as a second language and other special language programs.

HB 185 Author: Bernal
Last Action: 11/14/2016 H Filed
Caption: Relating to reporting principal turnover information in the performance report of a public school district.

HB 186 Author: Bernal
Last Action: 11/14/2016 H Filed
Caption: Relating to a study regarding the costs of educating educationally disadvantaged students and students of limited English proficiency in public schools.

HB 188 Author: Bernal
Last Action: 11/14/2016 H Filed
Caption: Relating to student/teacher ratios for prekindergarten classes in public schools.

HB 191 Author: Bernal
Last Action: 11/14/2016 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the notice given by a property owner prohibiting a handgun license holder from carrying a handgun on certain property.

HB 192 Author: Bernal
Last Action: 11/14/2016 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the prohibition of housing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression and to the enforcement of that prohibition; creating an offense.

HB 194 Author: Bernal
Last Action: 11/14/2016 H Filed
Caption: Relating to providing for endorsements for public high school students enrolled in special education programs.

HB 195 Author: Bernal
Last Action: 11/14/2016 H Filed
Caption: Relating to coverage for diagnostic mammography under certain health benefit plans.

HB 197 Author: Bernal
Last Action: 11/14/2016 H Filed
Caption: Relating to contracts and other documents issued by credit access businesses.

HB 198 Author: Bernal
Last Action: 11/14/2016 H Filed
Caption: Relating to installment payments of ad valorem taxes imposed on certain residence homesteads.

HB 199 Author: Bernal
Last Action: 11/14/2016 H Filed
Caption: Relating to participation in the countywide polling place program.

HB 353 Author: Bernal
Last Action: 11/15/2016 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the assignment of certain behavioral health professionals to certain public schools.

HB 366 Author: Bernal
Last Action: 11/15/2016 H Filed
Caption: Relating to an elective course in ethnic studies for middle school, junior high school, and high school students.

HB 367 Author: Bernal
Last Action: 11/15/2016 H Filed
Caption: Relating to feeding hungry children through efficient use of excess food in public schools.

HB 379 Author: Bernal
Last Action: 11/16/2016 H Filed
Caption: Relating to mandatory sales price disclosure in real property sales; providing a civil penalty.

HB 413 Author: Bernal
Last Action: 11/18/2016 H Filed
Caption: Relating to increased flexibility in the use of the Instructional Materials Allotment

HB 657 Author: Bernal
Last Action: 12/20/2016 H Filed
Caption: Relating to procedures for a student enrolled in a special education program who fails to perform satisfactorily on certain assessment instruments.

HB 658 Author: Bernal
Last Action: 12/20/2016 H Filed
Caption: Relating to priority voting for voters with certain disabilities substantially impairing mobility.

HB 741 Author: Bernal
Last Action: 12/27/2016 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the affordability of extension of consumer credit.

HB 816 Author: Bernal
Last Action: 01/04/2017 H Filed
Caption: Relating to a school district assigning a mentor teacher to a new classroom teacher.

HB 860 Author: Bernal
Caption: Relating to the compensation of public school district employees for additional workdays.

HB 862 Author: Bernal
Caption: Relating to the waiver of state identification fees for certain students.

HB 903 Author: Bernal
Caption: Relating to the bilingual education allotment under the Foundation School Program.

 

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