Elected state leaders and state agencies are already hard at work outlining and discussing a broad range of policy implications due to the impact of Hurricane Harvey. There have been several postings today of interest.
Articles note:
One million students impacted:
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2017/08/students_impacted_by_hurricane.html?cmp=soc-edit-tw
State infrastructure damage:
http://www.chron.com/business/article/Harvey-could-blast-10-billion-hole-in-Texas-12163801.php
TEA issues additional missed school day waivers:
http://tea.texas.gov/interiorpage_wide.aspx?id=51539616830
TEA enrollment guidance:
http://tea.texas.gov/About_TEA/News_and_Multimedia/Correspondence/TAA_Letters/Hurricane_Harvey_Enrollment_Guidance/
Potential UIL Procedures:
http://www.uiltexas.org/press-releases/detail/uil-eligibility-of-students-displaced-by-hurricane-harvey
Potential special session on Harvey funding:
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-weather/hurricaneharvey/article/Officials-Likelihood-of-special-legislative-12165254.php&cmpid=twitter-premium%20?utm_source=Texas%20Tribune%20Master&utm_campaign=de21e6d7b6-trib-newsletters-the-brief&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d9a68d8efc-de21e6d7b6-101189933&mc_cid=de21e6d7b6&mc_eid=59ddd8be69
Using the state’s Rainy Day Fund for hurricane relief:
https://www.texastribune.org/2017/09/01/hey-texplainer-can-texas-lawmakers-tap-rainy-day-fund-help-harvey-reli/