Texas Governor George W. Bush: An Inventory of Governor George W. Bush Senior Advisor's Office Records Located at the George W. Bush Presidential Library, 1948, 1964-1965, 1978, 1980-1983, 1986-2000, undated, bulk 1995-2000


Overview
	Creator:	Texas. Governor (1995-2000 : Bush)
	Title:	Governor George W. Bush Senior Advisor's Office records
	Dates:	1948, 1964-1965, 1978, 1980-1983, 1986-2000, undated
	Dates:	bulk 1995-2000
	Abstract:	The Senior Advisor to Texas Governor George W. Bush focused on education policy issues, reporting directly to the governor. These records include correspondence, e-mails, faxes, and memos; notes; newsletters, brochures and other publications; newspaper and magazine clippings; copies of bills and other legislative records; attorney general opinions/advice and litigation documents; press releases and speeches; reports (both narrative and statistical); drafts and other policy development files; agenda and minutes; resumes and applications for employment; executive orders; conference packets; mailing lists; travel documentation; purchase documentation; forms; procedure manuals; maps; videotapes; and audiotapes. Records date 1948, 1964-1965, 1978, 1980-1983, 1986-2000, undated, bulk 1995-2000. They comprise records of the Office of Senior Advisor (Margaret LaMontagne) during the tenure of George W. Bush as Texas Governor (1995-2000). The vast majority of the records reflect the Bush administration's policies concerning education, with a small amount of records pertaining to appointments, thus reflecting the role of Margaret LaMontagne as (initially) deputy director of appointments, retaining some appointment functions after her promotion to education advisor.
	Quantity:	89 cubic ft.
	Location:	The records are located at the George W. Bush Presidential Library in Dallas, Texas.
	Language:	These materials are written predominately in English.
	Repository:	Texas State Archives

Agency History

The governor of Texas is the chief executive officer of the state, elected by the citizens every four years. The duties and responsibilities of the governor include serving as commander-in-chief of the state's military forces; convening special sessions of the legislature for specific purposes; delivering to the legislature at the beginning of each regular session a report on the condition of the state, an accounting of all public money under the governor's control, a recommended biennial budget, an estimate of the amounts of money required to be raised by taxation, and any recommendations he deems necessary; signing or vetoing bills passed by the legislature; and executing the laws of the state. The governor can grant reprieves and commutations of punishment and pardons, upon the recommendation of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, and revoke conditional pardons. He appoints numerous state officials (with the consent of the Senate), fills vacancies in state and district offices (except vacancies in the legislature), calls special elections to fill vacancies in the legislature, fills vacancies in the United States Senate until an election can be held, and serves as ex officio member of several state boards.

The office of governor was first established by the Constitution of 1845 and superseded the office of president of the Republic of Texas. The position now exists under authority of Article IV, Section 1 of the Constitution of 1876 and Texas Government Code, Chapter 401. To be elected governor, a person must be at least thirty years old, a United States citizen, and a resident of Texas for at least five years preceding the election. In 1972, the term of office was extended from two to four years, effective in 1975. Since 1856 the governor has had the use of the Governor's Mansion.

In 1999 there were 198 full time equivalent employees in the Office of the Governor. Thirteen divisions outside of the Executive Office assist the governor in carrying out his functions: Administration, Appointments, Budget & Planning, Communications, General Counsel, Legislative, Policy, Scheduling, Criminal Justice Division, Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities, Office of Film, Music, Television and Multimedia Industries, Women's Commission, and Texas Council on Workforce and Economic Competitiveness.

Margaret La Montagne began working in the Governor's Office in January 1995 as Deputy Director of Appointments. After the 74th legislative session (1995), her title was changed to Senior Advisor reporting directly to the governor and her office was moved to the Capitol. Her focus was on education-related issues, which went through her rather than the Policy Division, especially after the 74th legislative session when the Education Policy person left and the position was not filled. She retained some of her appointment duties after becoming Senior Advisor, including selecting appointees for education related boards and commissions. Her staff included Public Education/Special Projects Counsel [title changed from Public Education to Special Projects and back] (first Michelle Tobias from 1995 to 1998, then Jennifer Piskun, followed by Debra Esterak); Administrative Assistant (Judy Okimura, then Shannon Smith); and Special Projects Assistant (Sheryl Labar for a while, spring 1996-February 1997).

(Sources include: Guide to Texas State Agencies, 9th and 10th eds., (1996 and 1999); the contents of the records; and versions of the Governor's Office web site during Governor Bush's term available on the Internet Archive at http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.governor.state.tx.us, accessed on March 3, 2009.)

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George W. Bush Biographical Sketch

George W. Bush served as governor of Texas from January 17, 1995 to December 21, 2000, resigning as governor in the middle of his second term to become president of the United States.

He challenged the incumbent governor, Democrat Ann Richards, running on promises to improve public education and to reform the juvenile justice system, welfare, and the state's tort laws -- the system under which an injured person may sue for damages. During the 74th Legislature in 1995, he worked with the Democrats who controlled both houses of the Texas legislature and managed to get bills passed that dealt with the four issues he had emphasized in his campaign. Bush was seen as pro-business and a consensus-builder.

Bush advocated and signed the two largest tax cuts to date in Texas history, totaling over $3 billion. To pay for the cuts, he sought (unsuccessfully) federal approval of a plan to privatize Texas' social services. Education reform was a priority throughout his terms, with legislation emphasizing local control of schools, higher standards, and a revised curriculum. Controversy has followed, with charter schools mired in financial scandals and protests against one test determining a child's promotion. After winning reelection in 1998, Bush began his bid for the presidency and was not as involved in the 76th Legislature in 1999.

George W. Bush was born July 6, 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut and grew up in Midland and Houston, Texas. He graduated from Andover Academy, and received a bachelor's degree from Yale University and a master's from Harvard Business School. He served as a pilot in the Texas Air National Guard. In 1978, Bush was defeated in a run for the U.S. Congress in West Texas. He was involved in energy exploration from the 1970s into the 1980s. From 1989 until his election as governor, Bush worked with the Texas Rangers baseball organization, leading a group of partners in purchasing the team, and then serving as managing general partner. He married Laura Welch in 1977; they have two daughters.

(Sources include: Versions of the Governor's Office web site during Governor Bush's term available on the Internet Archive at http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.governor.state.tx.us, accessed on March 3, 2009.)

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Scope and Contents of the Records

Education issues files I and II date 1978, 1980-1983, 1986-2000, undated, bulk 1995-2000. They comprise subject files for the entire office of Senior Advisor relating to education (with many of the files created by the Public Education/Special Projects Counsel, Michelle Tobias, later Jennifer Piskun and Debbie Esterak). They were maintained in two groups (hence I and II), although there is no obvious distinction between the groups, except that the second (and larger) group extends chronologically to 2000, whereas the first group extends only to 1999. Most of the incoming correspondence is addressed to Margaret LaMontagne but then was assigned to her education policy staff to work on; some items are addressed to Governor George W. Bush. Correspondents include organizations dedicated to educational issues, state and federal agency officials and employees (especially the Texas Education Agency's Commissioner Mike Moses), professional educators, corporations, consultants (such as Darv Winick and Sandy Kress), and private citizens interested in education. E-mails tend to be between Margaret LaMontagne and the Public Education/Special Projects Counsel. Notes are in the handwriting of both the Public Education/Special Projects Counsel and Margaret LaMontagne. Many of the incoming letters are copies of logged correspondence, and some of the letters are the originals of logged correspondence. In either case, file numbers assigned by Bush staff have been included in the folder listing. Some letters do not appear to have been logged at all. Among the numerous topics covered by these files, the following are especially well-represented: accountability, advanced placement, bilingual education, character education, charter schools, early childhood development, Head Start, Hopwood, literacy (including adult literacy), military tuition, property tax, reading (including the Governor's Reading Initiative), school safety, school finance, School-to-Work, social promotion, special education, standards, teacher preparation, TAAS [Texas Assessment of Academic Skills], TEKS [Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills], and vouchers/school choice. Organizations and agencies well represented include the Association of Texas Professional Educators [ATPE], Education Commission of the States [ECS], Educational Testing Service [ETS], Fordham Foundation, Governor's Business Council [GBC], Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, National Education Goals Panel, Southwest Educational Development Laboratory [SEDL], Southern Regional Education Board [SREB], State Board of Education [SBOE], State Board for Educator Certification [SBEC], Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board [TIF], Texas Association of School Administrators [TASA], Texas Association of School Boards [TASB], Texas Business and Education Coalition [TBEC], Texas Education Agency [TEA], United States Department of Education, and University of Texas System.

Education reference materials date 1988, 1990-2000, undated, bulk 1995-1997. They comprise reference files for the office of Senior Advisor relating to education. The difference is unclear between these files and the Education issues files (I and II), except that these reference files are less organized; they often were not originally in file folders. At any rate, they supplement, and may often duplicate, the education issues files. Correspondents include organizations dedicated to educational issues, state and federal agency officials and employees, professional educators, corporations, consultants, and private citizens interested in education. Topics include Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), Home Rule school districts, the Education Commission of the States, Chapter 37 (school discipline), charter schools, Senate Bill 1, accountability, Goals 2000, the Governor's Business Council, higher education, school finance, school reform, School-to-Work, the State Board of Education, the State Board for Educator Certification, technology, the Telecommunications Infrastructure Board (TIF), and textbooks.

Debbie Esterak's issues files, dating 1986-1987, 1995-2000, bulk 1999-2000, comprise education issues files from the office of Senior Advisor Margaret LaMontagne in the Texas Governor's Office, created during Debbie Esterak's tenure as Public Education Counsel. Many of the documents have "Debbie" written in LaMontagne's handwriting. Subjects of these files include assessment (including testing), accountability (including teacher report cards), character education, charter schools, home schools, school safety, special education, master reading teachers, teacher shortages, teacher quality, dropouts, pay for performance, etc.

Miscellaneous education files date 1964, 1982, 1987, 1995-2000, bulk 1995-2000. The exact provenance of these files is uncertain. They appear to have been separated from the other series in the records of the Senior Advisor's Office and transferred at a later date. They may fit into one or more of the existing series (Education issues files I and II, or Education reference materials), but this is uncertain. Therefore they have been kept distinct.

Education bill files date 1998-1999, bulk 1999, and comprise Senate bill files relating to education for the 76th Texas Legislature, Regular Session (1999). The occasional piece of correspondence is addressed to Margaret LaMontagne. The bills are sometimes annotated, although not heavily; often the only annotation indicates the corresponding House Bill number.

Margaret LaMontagne's correspondence, dating 1995-2000, undated, bulk 1998-2000, comprise letters and memoranda to and from Margaret LaMontagne, with occasional items addressed to others (including Governor George W. Bush, and members of Margaret LaMontagne's staff) and forwarded to Margaret LaMontagne. Correspondents include state and local officials, educators, prospective job applicants, prospective appointees, and private citizens. The subject of most (but not all) of the files in the first group in this series is education. The subject of most (but not all) of the files in the second group is future employment of job applicants. Resumes, recommendations, and inquiries about potential employment are especially numerous in this second group. Also numerous throughout are thank-you letters for gifts, meetings, and information.

Appointments files, dating 1948, 1965, 1987, 1990-2000, bulk 1995-2000, comprise appointment files of the Office of the Senior Advisor, including general files as well as files specific to agencies, boards, and commissions. Many, but not all, of the appointments are to educational-related boards and commissions. The correspondence is usually to and from Governor Bush regarding appointments, although some of it is to and from Senior Advisor Margaret LaMontagne. Most of the memoranda and e-mails are to and from Margaret LaMontagne, her assistant Shannon Smith, or Appointments Director Clay Johnson. These records deal with all issues regarding appointments, both generally (including policies and procedure, and legal aspects) and specifically (individuals seeking and receiving particular appointments).

This finding aid provides an overview for the records of the Senior Advisor's Office as well as more detailed descriptions for five groups of records. Each of the other three groups has its own finding aid.

Furthermore, this finding aid describes the records of only one office of Texas Governor George W. Bush's records. See Texas Governor George W. Bush: An Introduction to Governor George W. Bush Records for more records. (If you are reading this electronically, click on the link to go to the finding aid. If you are reading this in paper, the series finding aid is found at a separate divider within the binder.)

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Organization of the Records
	These records are organized into eight series.

		Education issues files I, 1978, 1980-1983, 1986-1999, undated, bulk 1995-1998, 13.5 cubic ft.
		Education issues files II, 1986, 1988-2000, undated, bulk 1995-2000, 36 cubic ft.
		Education reference materials, 1988, 1990-2000, undated, bulk 1995-1997, 24.67 cubic ft.
		Debbie Esterak's issues files, 1986-1987, 1995-2000, undated, bulk 1999-2000, 6 cubic ft.
		Miscellaneous education files, 1964, 1982, 1987, 1995-2000, undated, bulk 1995-2000, 3.67 cubic ft.
		Education bill files, 1998-1999, bulk 1999, 0.5 cubic ft.
		Margaret LaMontagne's correspondence, 1995-2000, undated, bulk 1998-2000, 1.67 cubic ft.
		Appointments files, 1948, 1965, 1987, 1990-2000, undated, bulk 1995-2000, 2.5 cubic ft.

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall under Public Information Act exceptions, an archivist must review these records before they can be accessed for research. The records may be requested for research under the provisions of the Public Information Act (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 552). The researcher may request an interview with an archivist or submit a request by mail (Texas State Library and Archives Commission, P. O. Box 12927, Austin, TX 78711), fax (512-463-5436), email (Dir_Lib@tsl.state.tx.us), or see our web page (https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/requestgovernorbushrecords.html). Include enough description and detail about the information requested to enable the archivist to accurately identify and locate the information requested. (Note: The Governor's Office has requested that the State Archives contact the Public Information Coordinator for the Governor's Office when we receive a Public Information Act request for these records.) If our review reveals information that may be excepted by the Public Information Act, we are obligated to seek an open records decision from the Attorney General on whether the records can be released. The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten working days after receiving a request to make this determination. The Attorney General has 45 working days to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can inform you of the nature of the potentially excepted information and if you agree, that information can be redacted or removed and you can access the remainder of the records.

Records series described in this finding aid have access restrictions specific to each of them. The terms of access are found following the series' descriptions.

Restrictions on Use

Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted. State records also include materials received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).

Technical Requirements

Researchers wishing to access audiotapes or videocassettes must contact Archives staff to obtain the necessary equipment.

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Index Terms
	The terms listed here were used to catalog the records. The terms can be used to find similar or related records.
	Personal Names:
		LaMontagne, Margaret D.
		Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
		Esterak, Debra.
		Tobias, Michelle.
		Piskun, Jennifer.
	Corporate Names:
		Texas. Office of the Governor.
		Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
		Texas Education Agency.
		Texas. State Board of Education.
		Texas. State Board for Educator Certification.
		Texas. Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board.
		Governor's Business Council (Tex.)
	Subjects:
		Education and state--Texas.
		Literacy programs--Texas.
		Early childhood education--Texas.
		Educational law and legislation--Texas.
		Education--Texas.
		Educational accountability--Texas.
		Educational acceleration--Texas.
		Education, Bilingual--Texas.
		Education, Preschool--Texas.
		Education, Higher--Texas.
		Education, Elementary--Texas.
		Education, Secondary--Texas.
		Educational evaluation--Texas.
		Educational change--Texas.
		Education--Texas--Statistics.
		Education--Texas--Finance.
		Education--Standards.
		Moral education--Texas.
		Charter schools--Texas.
		Reading promotion--Texas.
		Educational tests and measurements--Texas.
		Educational vouchers--Texas.
		School-to-work transition--Texas.
		School discipline--Texas.
		School failure--Texas.
		School violence--Texas.
		Special education--Texas.
	Places:
		Texas--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment.
	Document Types:
		Correspondence--Education--Texas--bulk 1995-2000.
		Memorandums--Education--Texas--bulk 1995-2000.
		Notes--Education--Texas--bulk 1995-2000.
		Newsletters--Education--Texas--bulk 1995-2000.
		Brochures--Education--Texas--bulk 1995-2000.
		Publications--Education--Texas--bulk 1995-2000.
		Resumes--Education--Texas--bulk 1995-2000.
		Applications--Education--Texas--bulk 1995-2000.
		Legislative records--Education--Texas--bulk 1995-2000.
		Opinions--Education--Texas--bulk 1995-2000.
		Legal documents--Education--Texas--bulk 1995-2000.
		Press releases--Education--Texas--bulk 1995-2000.
		Speeches--Education--Texas--bulk 1995-2000.
		Reports--Education--Texas--bulk 1995-2000.
		Drafts--Education--Texas--bulk 1995-2000.
		Agendas--Education--Texas--bulk 1995-2000.
		Minutes--Education--Texas--bulk 1995-2000.
		Executive orders--Education--Texas--bulk 1995-2000.
		Lists--Education--Texas--bulk 1995-2000.
		Forms--Education--Texas--bulk 1995-2000.
		Manuals--Education--Texas--bulk 1995-2000.
		Maps--Education--Texas--bulk 1995-2000.
		Videocassettes--Education--Texas--bulk 1995-2000.
		Audiocassettes--Education--Texas--bulk 1995-2000.
	Functions:
		Appointing Texas officials and employees.
		Advising.

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Related Material


	The following materials are offered as possible sources of further information on the agencies and subjects covered by the records. The listing is not exhaustive.
	Texas State Archives
		[Related records may also be found in the legislative holdings of the Texas State Archives, both legislative committees and individual legislators.]
		[None of the minutes in the following list have been processed. Call numbers for state agency minutes (but not for legislative committee minutes) are found in the following chart: http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/findingaids/agencyminutes.html]
		Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Minutes, July 1988-present, 2.42 cubic ft.
		Texas Board for Educator Certification, Agenda and minutes, May 1997-March 1998, 0.30 cubic ft.
	Publications
		[These materials relate to the Appointments files.]
		Texas Almanac, 1857-1873, 1904-2003 (not inclusive), A. H. Belo & Co., Dallas Morning News (and various other publishers).
		Gubernatorial appointments are announced by the Texas Secretary of State in the Texas Register, published twice a week.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item and cite the series), Texas Governor George W. Bush Senior Advisor's Office records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession number: 2002/151

In December 2000, Governor George W. Bush designated the George Bush Presidential Library as the repository for the records from his tenure as Governor of Texas, under authority of Texas Government Code, Section 441.201. Shortly after he left office, the records were shipped to the Bush Library in College Station, Texas. Texas Attorney General John Cornyn ruled the records are state records subject to the Texas Public Information Act and the management of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission even after transfer to a federal facility (Opinion No. JC-0498, May 3, 2002). In July 2002 the records were transferred from the Bush Library to the Texas State Archives in Austin for preparation for research use. In June 2003, a memorandum of understanding signed by representatives of the National Archives and Records Administration, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, and George W. Bush replaced a January 2002 interim memorandum of understanding. The records were moved to the George W. Bush Presidential Library in February 2013.

Processing Information

Preliminary survey by Tonia Wood, September 2002

Processed by Tony Black, July 2003, August 2003, January 2004, February 2004, May 2004

Finding aid updated and made DACS compliant by Tonia J. Wood, April 2013

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Education issues files I, 1978, 1980-1983, 1986-1999, undated, bulk 1995-1998,
13.5 cubic ft.

The Senior Advisor to Texas Governor George W. Bush focused on education policy issues, reporting directly to the governor. These records include correspondence, e-mails, faxes, and memos; notes; newsletters, brochures and other publications; newspaper and magazine clippings; copies of bills and other legislative records; attorney general opinions/advice and litigation documents; press releases and speeches; reports (both narrative and statistical); policy development files; agenda and minutes; resumes; executive orders; conference packets; videotapes; and audiotapes. Records date 1978, 1980-1983, 1986-1999, undated, bulk 1995-1998. They comprise subject files for the office of Senior Advisor to Texas Governor George W. Bush relating to education (with many of the files created by the Public Education/Special Projects Counsel, Michelle Tobias, later Jennifer Piskun and Debbie Esterak). Most of the incoming correspondence is addressed to Margaret LaMontagne but then was assigned to her education policy staff to work on; some items are addressed to Governor George W. Bush. Correspondents include organizations dedicated to educational issues, state and federal agency officials and employees (especially the Texas Education Agency's Commissioner Mike Moses), professional educators, corporations, consultants (such as Darv Winick and Sandy Kress), and private citizens interested in education. E-mails tend to be between Margaret LaMontagne and the Public Education/Special Projects Counsel. Notes are in the handwriting of both the counsel and Margaret LaMontagne. Many of the incoming letters are copies of logged correspondence, and some of the letters are the originals of logged correspondence. In either case, file numbers assigned by Bush staff have been included in the folder listing. Some letters do not appear to have been logged at all. The first file in the series contains copies of item-level inventories of some of these records, prepared by staff of the Governor's Office.

Among the numerous topics covered by these files, the following are especially well-represented: advanced placement, character education, charter schools, ECS [Education Commission of the States], Hopwood, literacy (including adult literacy), military tuition, property tax, reading (including the Governor's Reading Initiative), school finance, School-to-Work, special education, standards, SBEC [State Board for Educator Certification], teacher preparation, and TAAS [Texas Assessment of Academic Skills].

These records are the first of two groups of similar files. Except for correcting some obvious misfiles, the State Archives has maintained the original order of these records. The second group is the larger of the two (more than twice the size), and there is some overlap in dates. The difference (if any) between the two groups of records is not readily apparent. The researcher should be cautioned to search both groups, as well as any related records.

If you are reading this electronically, click on the link to go to the full finding aid for Texas Governor George W. Bush Senior Advisor's Office Education issues files I. If you are reading this in paper, the series finding aid is found at a separate divider within the binder.

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Education issues files II, 1978, 1980-1983, 1986-2000, undated, bulk 1995-2000,
36 cubic ft.

The Senior Advisor to Texas Governor George W. Bush focused on education policy issues, reporting directly to the governor. These records include correspondence, e-mails, faxes, and memos; notes; newsletters, brochures and other publications; newspaper and magazine clippings; copies of bills and other legislative records; attorney general opinions/advice and litigation documents; press releases and speeches; reports (both narrative and statistical); policy development files; agenda and minutes; resumes; executive orders; conference packets; videotapes; and audiotapes. Records date 1986, 1988-2000, undated, bulk 1995-2000. They comprise subject files for the office of Senior Advisor to Texas Governor George W. Bush relating to education. Many of the files were created by the Public Education/Special Projects Counsel, Michelle Tobias, later Jennifer Piskun and Debbie Esterak. Most of the incoming correspondence is addressed to Margaret LaMontagne but then was assigned to her education policy staff to work on; some items are addressed to Governor George W. Bush. Correspondents include organizations dedicated to educational issues, state and federal agency officials and employees (especially the Texas Education Agency's Commissioner Mike Moses), professional educators, corporations, consultants (such as Darv Winick and Sandy Kress), and private citizens interested in education. E-mails tend to be between Margaret LaMontagne and the counsel. Notes are in the handwriting of both the counsel and Margaret LaMontagne. Many of the incoming letters are copies of logged correspondence, and some of the letters are the originals of logged correspondence. In either case, file numbers assigned by Bush staff have been included in the folder listing. Some letters do not appear to have been logged at all.

Among the numerous topics covered by these files, the following are especially well-represented: accountability, advanced placement, bilingual education, character education, charter schools, early childhood development, Head Start, reading (including Reading Initiative), school safety, school finance, School-to-Work, social promotion, special education, TAAS [Texas Assessment of Academic Skills], TEKS [Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills], and vouchers/school choice. Organizations and agencies well represented include the Association of Texas Professional Educators [ATPE], Education Commission of the States [ECS], Educational Testing Service [ETS], Fordham Foundation, the Governor's Business Council [GBC], Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, National Education Goals Panel, Southwest Educational Development Laboratory [SEDL], Southern Regional Education Board [SREB], State Board of Education [SBOE], State Board for Educator Certification [SBEC], Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board [TIF], Texas Association of School Administrators [TASA], Texas Association of School Boards [TASB], Texas Business and Education Coalition [TBEC], Texas Education Agency [TEA], United States Department of Education, and the University of Texas System.

If you are reading this electronically, click on the links to go to the full finding aid for Texas Governor George W. Bush Senior Advisor's Office Education issues files II. If you are reading this in paper, the series finding aids are found at separate dividers within the binder.

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Education reference materials, 1988, 1990-2000, undated, bulk 1995-1997,
24.67 cubic ft.

The Senior Advisor to Texas Governor George W. Bush focused on education policy issues, reporting directly to the governor. These records include correspondence, e-mails, faxes, and memos; notes; newsletters, brochures and other publications; newspaper and magazine clippings; copies of bills and other legislative records; attorney general opinions/advice and litigation documents; press releases and speeches; reports (both narrative and statistical); policy development files; agenda and minutes; resumes; conference packets; videocassettes; and audiocassettes. Records date 1988, 1990-2000, undated, bulk 1995-1997. They comprise reference files for the office of Senior Advisor to Texas Governor George W. Bush relating to education. The difference is unclear between these files and the Education issues files (I and II) previously described in this finding aid, except that these reference files are less organized; they often were not originally in file folders. At any rate, they supplement, and may often duplicate, the Education issues files. Correspondents include organizations dedicated to educational issues, state and federal agency officials and employees, professional educators, corporations, consultants, and private citizens interested in education. Topics include Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), Home Rule school districts, the Education Commission of the States, Chapter 37 (school discipline), charter schools, Senate Bill 1, accountability, Goals 2000, the Governor's Business Council, higher education, school finance, school reform, School-to-Work, the State Board of Education, the State Board for Educator Certification, technology, the Telecommunications Infrastructure Board (TIF), and textbooks.

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Debbie Esterak's issues files, 1986-1987, 1995-2000, undated, bulk 1999-2000,
6 cubic ft.

The Senior Advisor to Texas Governor George W. Bush focused on education policy issues, reporting directly to the governor. These records include correspondence, e-mails to and from the Public Education/Special Projects Counsel, memos, notes (in the counsel's and Margaret LaMontagne's handwriting), printed materials, publications, clippings, legislative records, press releases, minutes, agenda, and policy development files, dating 1986-1987, 1995-2000, undated, bulk 1999-2000. They comprise education issues files from the office of Senior Advisor Margaret LaMontagne in the Texas Governor's Office, created during Debbie Esterak's tenure as Public Education Counsel. Many of the documents have "Debbie" written in LaMontagne's handwriting. Subjects of these files include assessment (including testing), accountability (including teacher report cards), character education, charter schools, home schools, school safety, special education, master reading teachers, teacher shortages, teacher quality, dropouts, pay for performance, etc.

Arrangement

These records are arranged topically, and remain in the order in which they arrived.

Restrictions on Access

Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall under Public Information Act exceptions including, but not limited to, attorney-client privilege (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.111); agency memoranda (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.111); social security numbers of government employees and officials (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.117); and e-mail addresses (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.137), an archivist must review these records before they can be accessed for research. The records may be requested for research under the provisions of the Public Information Act (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 552). The researcher may request an interview with an archivist or submit a request by mail (Texas State Library and Archives Commission, P. O. Box 12927, Austin, TX 78711), fax (512-463-5436), email (Dir_Lib@tsl.state.tx.us), or see our web page (https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/requestgovernorbushrecords.html). Include enough description and detail about the information requested to enable the archivist to accurately identify and locate the information requested. (Note: The Governor's Office has requested that the State Archives contact the Public Information Coordinator for the Governor's Office when we receive a Public Information Act request for these records.) If our review reveals information that may be excepted by the Public Information Act, we are obligated to seek an open records decision from the Attorney General on whether the records can be released. The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten working days after receiving a request to make this determination. The Attorney General has 45 working days to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can inform you of the nature of the potentially excepted information and if you agree, that information can be redacted or removed and you can access the remainder of the records.

Restrictions on Use

Technical Requirements

None.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Debbie Esterak's issues files, Texas Governor George W. Bush Senior Advisor's Office records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Processed by

Tony Black, July 2003

Box

2002/151-269

After School RFA [Request for Application, Texas After-School Initiative for Middle School], 1999
[2 folders]

After School, 1999

Mentoring, 1999
[2 folders]

General assessment articles/reports: Too Much Testing of the Wrong Kind, Too Little Testing of the Right Kind in K-12 Education, March 1999

Assessment, 1995-1996, 1998:

New Assessment Program, July 1998

Problem Solving Strategies: Parent-Teacher Guide to Improving Your Child's Test Scores, 1996

Options, Inc.: Sometimes Bad Things Happen, 1995

Options, Inc.: No Guns for Me! 1995

SAT rankings/ACT, 1999-2000

RPTE [Reading Proficiency Tests in English], 2000

Bilingual/ESL [English as a Second Language] education, 1999-2000

Chapter 39 [Texas Education Code], 1996-1997:

Accountability Procedures for Alternative Education Manual, December 1997

1996
[2 folders]

Character education, 1998-2000:

1999-2000

Right Choices for Youth: Citizenship/Character Education, 1998

"A Kinder, Gentler Student Body," in Education Week, July 1999

Fund for the Improvement of Education grant, 1999-2000

Flippen and Associates - Leadership Solutions, 1999:

Providing Leadership Solutions for Schools, 1999

Teen Leadership: Sample Lessons and Start-Up Information for High School, [1999]

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Keystone Curriculum for Kindergarten through Fifth Grade: Sample Lessons and How to Use the Curriculum, [1999]

Providing Leadership Solutions, 1999

Charter schools, 1999-2000, undated:

Portraits of Selected Texas State-Approved Charter Schools, undated

Texas Open-Enrollment Charter Schools Third Year Evaluation, Part Two, July 2000

1999-2000
[2 folders]

2000

Patty Fennell and Rameses School of San Antonio v. Texas Education Agency, 1999

Charter Schools USA, undated

Heritage Academy Inc. v. Texas State Board of Education, et al., 2000

1999

CAC [Continuing Advisory Committee for Special Education], 1999-2000:

Meeting packet, September 28, 1999

Meeting packet, July 13, 2000

1999

Drop-out rates, 1999-2000

Dropout Rates in the United States: 1998, November 1999

Ed-Flex, 1999

National education policy, 1997, 1999-2000

[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 2003280087]

OCR [Office of Civil Rights]/higher education, 1999

Academics 2000 RFA [Request for Application] (Reading Improvement Grants), November 2000

America Reads Challenge, 2000

ESEA [Elementary and Secondary Education Act] reauthorization, 2000

Federal grant opportunities, 2000

Commission on Civil Rights, 2000

Executive Order re: low-performing schools, 2000

9th Grade Basic Skills [Program], 1999-2000:

1999-2000

Ninth Grade Success Initiative, Request for Application, 1999

1999

Project Transition: Testing an Intervention to Help High School Freshmen Succeed, April 1999

21st Century Community Learning grants (federal after/summer school), 1999

Pre-K Curriculum Guidelines, 1999-2000

Ready to Read (press releases), 1999-2000

Mrs. Bush's education initiatives, 1998, 2000

Pre-K/Kindergarten, generally, 2000

Pre-K/K grants, 2000:

America's Kindergartners, February 2000

Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Grant Program, Request for Application, 2000
[2 folders]

Announcements/press releases, 1999-2000

School Choice articles, 1999-2000

Homeschools, 1995, 1998-2000:

1995, 1998-2000

Publications, 1999

Texas Home School Coalition, Handbook for Texas Home Schoolers, 1999

Vouchers, 1999-2000

Prayer cases/correspondence, 1999-2000, undated:

Publications, 1999, undated

1999-2000

[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique numbers: 199910270067, 199910270065]

1999

RFRA [Religious Freedom Restoration Act] bill background, 1999

School safety/juvenile justice record, 1994-2000:

1994, 1999

Texas Juvenile Probation Statistical Report, 1994-1998
[5 folders]

Attorney General's School Violence Prevention Task Force: Final Report, May 2000

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Social promotion, 1999:

1999

Senate Bill 1, 1999

Student Success Initiative evaluation, December 2000

IDEA [Individuals with Disabilities Education Act] funding, 2000

[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 2002090291]

Section 504 accommodations on TAAS [Texas Assessment of Academic Skills], 1998-1999

IDEA, 2000

Autism, 2000

IDEA: presentment, 2000

Conference on Special Education Law, April 2000

Special education, 2000

Title I [Statewide Education Assessment System] 1999-2000

[Texas Accountability System], 2000
[4 folders]

Confederate flag, 1986, 1999-2000
[2 folders]

Master Reading [Teacher], 1998-2000:

1999

1998-1999

[Contains possibly excepted information: e-mail address]

1999

[Contains possibly excepted information: social security number]

1999

1999-2000

2000

Teacher Report Card, 1999:

1999

Draft: Data System for Accountability Provisions of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, Title II, June 1999

1999
[2 folders]

Teacher Quality Enhancement grants, 1999-2000

Draft Certification Standards, 1999:

Technology Applications, Science, 1999

Professional Development, Mathematics, 1999

Social Studies, 1999

Master Reading Teacher, 4-8 Reading/Language Arts, 1999

Teachers and technology, 1999:

Transforming Learning Through Technology: Policy Roadmaps for the Nation's Governors, 1999

Briefing on educational technology pilots, 1999

Tech learning/education [Extended Learning and Family Involvement Issues: Proceedings from the Lightspan Achieve Now Education Summit], 1999

Teacher shortages, 1999:

Texas Teacher Recruitment and Retention Study, February 1999

Meeting packet, November 1999

[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9908290353]

Teacher reform, 1998-1999:

1998-1999

The Quest for Better Teachers: Grading the States, November 1999

Teaching for High Standards: What Policymakers Need to Know and Be Able to Do, November 1998

1999

[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9907140458]

ECS Conference, Chicago, August 1999:

What do we know about "teacher quality"?

How can we measure, support, and reward teacher quality?

State and district policies and programs

Teacher information, 1999

SBEC [State Board for Educator Certification] legislative recommendations, 2000

SBEC contacts, 1999

Ethics rules [SBEC], 1999

Teacher assessment/ExCET [Examination for the Certification of Educators in Texas], 1997, 1999, undated:

1999

ExCET: 1999-2000 Registration Bulletin, 1999

1999-2000 Registration Bulletin: Texas Oral Proficiency Test [TOPT], 1999

ExCET Preparation Manual: Professional Development, undated

ExCET Preparation Manual: Mathematics, revised 1997

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SBEC [State Board for Educator Certification], 1999-2000:

Staff training policy/rules, 1999

1999

[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9907090141]

Accountability System for Educator Preparation, 1999

The Future of University-Based Teacher Education: Whither Goest We? June 2000

1999-2000

Agency Strategic Plan for FY 2001-05, June 2000

RAND "issue paper," 1998, 2000:

What do test scores in Texas tell us? 2000

Related material, 1998, 2000

[RAND paper response], 2000
[4 folders]

1999 Accountability Ratings release, 1999:

Press releases, August 16, 1999

Listed by Rating Category

Listed Alphabetically by District Name

Listed Alphabetically by County

1997-98 Campus Detail by District

Textbooks: 1st grade reading, 1999-2000:

1999-2000

Addendum to Questions and Answers About Proclamation 1997, January 1999

1999

PSF/SBOE [Permanent School Fund/State Board of Education], 1997, 1999-2000

[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique numbers: 200001240230, 199712020144]

TAAS [Texas Assessment of Academic Skills] (November workshop), 1999

TAAS: MALDEF [Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund] suit, 1999-2000

TAAS/SBOE [Texas Assessment of Academic Skills/State Board of Education], 1996, 1998-2000:

1998-1999

"Exploring Rapid Achievement Gains in North Carolina and Texas," 1998

Tax Research Association, 1998

1996, 1999-2000

Commissioner's Accountability Advisory Group meeting, December 6, 1999

Senate Bill103 implementation [education assessment], 1999-2000

Exit level test, 2000

Expert reviewers, 2000

Interim hearing: Dropouts, 1997-2000, undated:

1999

1997-98 Report on Public School Dropouts, September 1999

2000

1996-97 and 1997-98 Returning and Non-Returning Students in Grades 7-12, May 1999

October 1999

1998-1999

Dropouts, 1997, 1999-2000

Dropout/Leaver Reporting for Texas Public Schools, undated

1996-97 Report on High School Completion Rates, August 1999

Dropouts, 1999:

1999
[2 folders]

1997-98 Campus Detail by District--Dropout Rates by Ethnicity, 1999

1999

Rank Order of All Districts, 1999

[Compensatory Education Funding], 1987, 1997-2000:

1987, 1998

1997

TAAS scores for at-risk, 1998

1999-2000

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Dropouts, 1997-1998, 2000:

1997-1998, 2000

1996-97 Report on Grade Level Retention of Texas Students, October 1998

1998 Accountability Manual, April 1998

Comprehensive Biennial Report on Texas Public Schools, December 1998

Dropouts, 1996, 1998-2000, undated:

Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program, 1996

1998-2000

Their World: National Center for Learning Disabilities, 1998/1999

1999, undated

Missing Texas Youth: Dropout and Attrition Rates in Texas Public High Schools, 1999

1998-2000, undated

1998-1999

1996-97 Report on Public School Dropouts, August 1998

[TAAS], 1997-1998:

1998

TAAS Study Guide: Grade 5, 1997

Issues - 76th [Legislature], 1998-1999:

1998-1999

1999

Emerging Legislative Issues for 1999: Governor's Policy Office--Draft, 1998

Last session [Education issues in 75th Legislature], 1997
[2 folders]

Private [status/position on some bills], 1999:

Press releases on legislation, 1999

Vetoes, 1999

1999
[3 folders]

Waiting for answers [miscellaneous education issues], 1998-1999

Ombudsman issue reports, 1996-1997:

1996-1997

Pre-approved language directory, 1996

TEA (Texas Education Agency] complaints, 1996

Overall agency reports [Governor's Citizen's Assistance Hotline], 1996-1997

Office of Correspondence and Constituent Services, weekly reports, 1997-1999:

January-March 1997

[includes 1997 annual report]

April-June 1997

September-December 1997

1998-1999

Wanted: Teachers, Teachers, and More Teachers - Regional Policy Networkshop, September 21-22, 2000
[2 folders]

Pay for performance, 1999-2000:

1999-2000

April 2000

2000

1999 Networkshop, 1999-2000

A National Plan for Improving Professional Development, 2000

Monetary Incentives in School Accountabilities Systems, February 2000

1999-2000

Title II, Higher Education Act: Reference and Reporting Guide for Preparing State and Institutional Reports on the Quality of Teacher Preparation, 1999-2000
[2 folders]

Teacher quality (recruitment/retention), 1998-2000:

Retention/recruitment, 1999-2000:

2000

Texas Teacher Recruitment and Retention Study, February 1999

1999-2000

Teacher shortages, 1998-2000:

2000

Legislation, 1999

Legislation, 1998

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Going, Going, Gone: A Handbook of Practical Responses to the Texas Teacher Recruitment and Retention Problem, 1999

NGA [National Governors Association] conference call: recruitment/retention, March 23, 2000

National Staff Development Council, 1999

1998-2000

TxBESS [Texas Beginning Educator Support System], 1999-2000

National board certification, 1999-2000

Work session with Dr. Klagholz, August 2000

SBEC [State Board for Educator Certification] consultant, 2000
[5 folders]

TPRI [Texas Primary Reading Inventory] (sale to states), 2000

Charles A. Dana Center, 2000
[3 folders]

GBC [Governors Business Council] Education Subcommittee meeting[s], 1999-2000:

1999-2000

1999

Enron Charter School, November 1999

Teacher salary information, 1999-2000:

Survey and Analysis of Teacher Salary Trends, 1999

2000

Teacher Advancement Program: High School Model Discussion Guide, 2000

Temporary [teaching] certificates, 1999-2000

Uncertified/out-of-field teachers, 1999-2000

Alternative certification, 2000

Local district teaching permit, 1999-2000

Reading, 1995-1996

Pre-K - 16 Connections, 2000

The Academy of Creative Education: Year End Report, 1999-2000

ECS Constituent Survey Results, fall 2000

Great Expectations: How the Public and Parents--White, African American, and Hispanic--View Higher Education, May 2000

SFA [Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents visit], March 1, 2000
[5 folders]

[Texas Education Agency correspondence], 1993-2000:

2000
[2 folders]

Texas SAT and ACT exam results, 1993-1999

Texas Assessment of Academic Skills, Summary Report, All Students, 1993-2000:

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

University of Texas Professional Development Online Program (Algebra), 2000

TAGT [Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented] Legislative Workshop, October 30, 2000
[2 folders; originally in a three-ring binder]

Texas Alliance Legislative Conference on Science, Technology and Mathematics Education, August 2000
[2 folders; originally in a three-ring binder]

Letting English Learners Down: Federal Bilingual Education Programs in Arizona - Lexington Institute, October 2000

Portraits of Selected Texas State-Approved Charter Schools - Financial Foundation for Texas Charter Schools, undated

Teaching the Teachers: Different Settings, Different Results - Educational Testing Service, 2000

Stanford Law & Policy Review: Whose Mosaic Now? Political Devolution and the Future Affirmative Action, spring 1999

Bilingual Education Report: Best Practices, Assessment and Legislative News, October 2000

American School Board Journal, 1999-2000:

October 1999

January 2000

November 2000

Milton & Rose D. Friedman Foundation: Educational Choice - Issues in School Choice: Choosing Integration, September 2000

Legal Notes for Education, September 1999

Teach For America, 1999-2000

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Education Statistics Quarterly, winter 1999

Discovery - Research and Scholarship at the University of Texas at Austin, Volume 15, Number 4, 2000

Newsweek, The Truth About Testing, September 6, 1999

National Center for Education Statistics: The Condition of Education, 1999

Can Teachers Own Their Own Schools? New Strategies for Educational Excellence - The Independent Institute, 2000

School Improvement Report: On Technology, Research, and Funding for Improving K-12 Schools, November 2000

The Principal Shortage: Who Will Lead? - The Principals' Center, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2000

National Conference of State Legislatures - State Legislative Report, 2000:

Volume 25, Number 3 - Current Trends in Teacher Policy, March 2000

Volume 25, Number 9 - Education Standards, Assessment and Accountability, October 2000

The School Administrator, October 2000

State Policy Reports, Volume 18, Issue 11, June 2000

Texas School Administrator - Texas Association of School Administrators, July/August 2000

Progress of Education Reform 1999-2001: Accountability - Education Commission of the States, June-July 2000

Getting Results With Accountability: Rating Schools, Assisting Schools, Improving Schools - Southern Regional Education Board, 2000

Answers in the Tool Box: Academic Intensity, Attendance Patterns, and Bachelor's Degree Attainment - U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, June 1999

Harvard Education Letter, July/August 2000

Education USA: The Independent Biweekly News Digest for School Leaders, November 1999-October 2000

[October 30, 2000: "RAND Researchers Dispute Gov. Bush's Texas Miracle"]

Texas Alliance for Geographic Education, summer/fall 2000

Insights on Education Policy, Practice, and Research, Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, August 2000

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) Survey of Draft Objectives and TEKS Student Expectations: New Statewide Assessment Beginning in 2003 (Grade 11 Exit Level English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies), 2000

Preparing. Inspiring. Connecting. The College Board, 100 Years, [2000]

Education Week - Editorial Projects in Education, November 1, 2000

A Sense of Calling: Who Teaches and Why, 2000

Educating the Emerging Majority: The Role of Minority-Serving Colleges and Universities in Confronting America's Teacher Crisis - Alliance for Equity in Higher Education, September 2000

Education: Flying Rhinoceros, 2000

Promotional packet, 2000

Wooden Teeth and Jelly Beans: The Tupperman Files, 1995

(elementary school history of the U.S. Presidency)

Texas Education Agency, 2000

Exit-Level Exams (National States), 1998, 2000

A.P. [Advanced Placement tests] (1999 - 2000 scores), 1999-2000

Technology [School Improvement Report: On Technology, Research, and Funding for Improving K-12 Schools], September 2000

Privatization/contracted education service providers, 1999-2000

State-Federal: Executive order re: low-performing schools, 2000

Dallas ordinance re: charter schools, 2000

Basic Education: Politics of Education and Basic Education: School Libraries in the Digital Age, 2000

Education Commission of the States, 2000

Top Ten Percent Rule, 2000

[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 2009220151]

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Miscellaneous education files, 1964, 1982, 1987, 1995-2000, undated, bulk 1995-2000,
3.67 cubic ft.

The exact provenance of these miscellaneous education files is uncertain. They appear to have been separated from the other series in the records of the Senior Advisor's Office and transferred at a later date. They may fit into one or more of the existing series ( Education issues files I, Education issues files II , or Education reference materials), but this is uncertain. Therefore they have been kept distinct.

Arrangement

These records are arranged in the order in which they were received, by subject but with no apparent filing scheme.

Restrictions on Access

Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall under Public Information Act exceptions including, but not limited to, agency memoranda (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.111); social security numbers, home addresses and phone numbers of state employees (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.117); and credit card numbers (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.136), an archivist must review these records before they can be accessed for research. The records may be requested for research under the provisions of the Public Information Act (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 552). The researcher may request an interview with an archivist or submit a request by mail (Texas State Library and Archives Commission, P. O. Box 12927, Austin, TX 78711), fax (512-463-5436), email (Dir_Lib@tsl.state.tx.us), or see our web page (https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/requestgovernorbushrecords.html). Include enough description and detail about the information requested to enable the archivist to accurately identify and locate the information requested. (Note: The Governor's Office has requested that the State Archives contact the Public Information Coordinator for the Governor's Office when we receive a Public Information Act request for these records.) If our review reveals information that may be excepted by the Public Information Act, we are obligated to seek an open records decision from the Attorney General on whether the records can be released. The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten working days after receiving a request to make this determination. The Attorney General has 45 working days to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can inform you of the nature of the potentially excepted information and if you agree, that information can be redacted or removed and you can access the remainder of the records.

Restrictions on Use

Technical Requirements

None.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Miscellaneous education files, Texas Governor George W. Bush Senior Advisor's Office records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Processed by

Tony Black, February 2004

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Commissioner's Task Force on Adult Education Accountability, undated

Anti-Accountability, 2000

AP [Advanced Placement], 2000
[2 folders]

Class size waivers, 2000

Confederate Flag
[empty--folder removed]

Failure Free Reading: Research, 1997-1999

Failure Free Reading - Dramatic Help for Not-Yet Readers, 1998-2000

Grusendorf Group (Texas Education Reform Caucus), 1999-2000

GAO Report on Title I Program: Stronger Accountability Needed for Performance of Disadvantaged Students, June 2000

Funding/enrollment figures, 2000

Head Start, 2000
[4 folders]

MALDEF [Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund], 2000

Nelson [Jim] file, 2000
[3 folders]

[File 1 contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 2004120075]

[File 3 contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 2006200218]

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OCR [Office of Civil Rights], 2000

PUC/DOJ [Public Utility Commission - Department of Justice], 2000
[2 folders]

Reading Initiative - organizational chart, undated

SAT [Scholastic Aptitude Test], 2000

STAR Chart: A Tool for Assessing School Technology and Readiness, 1998

TAAS - Recent [Texas Assessment of Academic Skills], 2000
[8 folders]

TEA [Texas Education Agency] Tax rate survey, 2000

Top 10%, 2000

Top 10% letter, 2000

TRS [Texas Retirement System of Texas], undated

Tuition increase, 2000

Vetoed education bills, 2000

San Antonio/Dallas 9/27 MLM - Military Child - Women's Museum, September 2000

Department of Defense Regional Round Table - Connect with America on Education, September 2000

Correspondence [SBC Communications, Inc., Women's Museum], 2000

Positive education clips, 1997-2000

Clips, 1999-2000
[3 folders]

Governors' education policy advisors, June 2000

GOFOR [Governor's Focus on Reading Task Force] list, June 1998

Graduations, 2000

Mayor Goldsmith, 1999

[Speeches], 1996, 1998

OSFR-DC [Office of State-Federal Relations] contact information, 2000

Presentation notes, 1998-1999
[2 folders]

Purchase orders placed, 2000

Texas professional (educational) organization representatives, 1996, 1998-1999

Resumes, 2000

Revolving door, 1996

SBEC [State Board for Educator Certification] membership lists and meeting information , 1997-1999

School districts with legislators, May 1999

True State of Education (TPPF) [Texas Public Policy Foundation], 1997-1998

1999 session proposals, 1997

Education Issues Group--1999 legislative session, 1997

99 End of Term report, 1999
[2 folders]

Travel requisitions, 1999-2000

[Contains possibly excepted information: social security number]

Governor's Conference on Excellence in State Government 11/15, 1999

NGA [National Governors' Association]--New York, November 19-23, 1999

Charter [schools]--Houston, November 30, 1999

Foundations 12/10, 1999:

Texas Foundations meeting, December 10, 1999
[2 folders]

Texas Governor's Conference, November 15, 1999

Reading 12/14 (Monthly Letter to Friends of the Center for Education Reform), October/November 1999

Public Education/Higher Education Coordinating Group meeting, January 2000

Math Workshop - Houston, January 24, 2000

TABCC/GBC [Texas Association of Business and Chambers of Commerce/Governor's Business Council] Education Summit, January 27-28, 2000

Lyceum, January-February 2000

Partnerships in America's Schools, Scottsdale, January 18-20, 2000
[3 folders]

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Math standards, 1996-2000
[3 folders]

VIP - biography, 1998, undated

[Michael Moses, Jennifer Piskun]

Governor's biography, 1995-1997

Business Council information, 1997

GBC [Governor's Business Council], April 23, 1997

GBC [Governor's Business Council] members, 1995, 1997-1998

[Contains possibly excepted information: home addresses and phone numbers of state employees]

GoFOR [Governor's Focus on Reading Task Force] members, 1996, 1998, undated

Photo op requests, 1997

Certificate requests, 1995-1996

Artwork in Governor's office -- Preservation Board memo, 1997

Telemagic information, 1995

Inventorying and scheduling state records, 1995

Open records information, 1995-1999
[3 folders]

PIR [Public information request] information, 1995-1999

PIR/Records retention, 1999-2000

Lotus Notes e-mail, 1997

Higher education articles - Temple Commission, 1986-1987, 1999

Texas Public Higher Education Governance for the 21st Century: Executive Summary and Final Report, January 1991

Governor's Task Force on Higher Education: Report and Recommendations, May 1982

Education: Texas' Resource for Tomorrow--Report of the Governor's Committee on Education Beyond the High School, [1964]

Summary of Studies on Texas Higher Education, 1999

Report of the Select Committee on Higher Education, February 1987

Special Report: A Critical Look at Texas Colleges of Education, February 1999

Proclamations (holding), 1999

Directions/maps, 1999

Old purchase requisitions, 1999

Mileage information, 1999

Requests for approval of gifts, grants or donations, 1999

Reading reception, March 26, 1998

Spare name badges, undated

1999 Legislative Session - Education Issues meeting, November 21, 1997

Senior Staff Retreat goals and agenda, December 1995

Capitol Metro - Easter egg hunt, 1997

Reading video - RNC [Republican National Convention], 1996

TI-IN [Network] Reading Initiative, 1996

Jennifer Piskun [legislative files], [1999]:

76R1325 Governor Bush [alternative assessment]

76R1324 Governor Bush [no alternative assessment]

76R1097 Governor Bush [advanced placement courses]

76R108 Governor Bush [reading initiative? or charter school?]

Issue Fact Sheets - Governor's Policy Office, 1999-2000:

Fact sheets (1): Crime, 2000

Fact sheets (2): Education, 2000

Fact sheets (3): Environment/natural resources, 2000

Fact sheets (4): Fiscal/budget, 2000

Fact sheets (5): General government, 2000

Fact sheets (6): Health care, 2000

Fact sheets (7): Human services, 2000

Fact sheets (8): Legal, 2000

Fact sheets (9): Pro-family initiatives, 2000

Fact sheets (10): Transportation/insurance, 2000

Fact sheets (11): Appendix "Making Texas a Beacon State, " [1999]

Fact sheets: miscellaneous loose materials, 2000

Texas State Reading Association, Corpus Christi, March 9-10, 2000

[Contains possibly excepted information: social security number]

ECS [Education Commission of the States] annual meeting, Minneapolis, July 9-12, 2000
[3 folders]

[Folder 1 contains possibly excepted information: social security number, credit card number]

School Law Retreat - DME [Debra M. Esterak], July 14-15, 2000

[Contains possibly excepted information: social security number]

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NGA [National Governors' Association], Berkley, CA, June 7, 8, 9, 2000

[Folder 1 contains possibly excepted information: social security number, credit card number]

Alternative Certification, Houston, DME [Debra M. Esterak], August 25, 2000

Math meeting - Houston, September 19, 2000

Senate 31 Club - Amarillo, September 20, 2000
[empty--folder removed]

Brownsville Reads/ELC [Education Leaders Council], September 22, 2000
[2 folders]

[Folder 1 contains possibly excepted information: social security number]

Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution [University of Texas School of Law], June 2000:

Commentary on the Governmental Dispute Resolution Act and the Negotiated Rulemaking Act, September 1998

Report of Survey Results of Alternative Dispute Resolution Use in Texas State Agencies, January 1999

Using Mediation in Employee Complaints and Grievances, April 2000

Texas Negotiated Rulemaking Deskbook, October 1996

1999 Texas ADR Legislative Report, September 1999

Pay for Performance, Chicago - DME [Debra M. Esterak], January 21, 2000
[4 folders]

[Folder 1 contains possibly excepted information: social security number]

Office of the Governor: Correspondence Manual, 1995

Governor's office manual, 1999
[2 folders; removed from a 3-ring binder]

A Report to the 75th Texas Legislature from the Texas Education Agency, December 1996:

Alternative Assessment System for Students Not Passing the Exit Level Tests

Assessment System for Limited English Proficient Students Exempted from the Texas Assessment Program at Grades 3-8

Assessment System for Special Education Students Exempted from the Texas Assessment Program

1997 Accountability Manual, April 1997

TAAS and the Writing Process: A Composition Handbook, Exit Level, Grades 9 through 12, undated

United States History End-of-Course Examination: Information about the Benchmark Test, spring 1998

English II End-of-Course Examination: Information about the Benchmark Test, spring 1998

TAAS Exit Level Study Guide (Mathematics, Reading, Writing), undated

TAAS Study Guide: A Student and Family Guide to the Exit Level, 1997

SREB-State Data Exchange, November and December 1997

Jason Dorsey press kit, January 1998

Student Performance Results, 1995-1996: Texas Student Assessment Program, 1995-1996

TAAS - Interpreting Assessment Reports, Grades 3-8 and 10 (Exit Level) and End-of-Course Examinations, spring 1997

Class ACT: Linking Learning with Measurement, undated

Great Expectations? Defining and Assessing Rigor in State Standards for Mathematics and English Language Arts, January 1998

National Tests and Education Reform: Are They Compatible?, 1997

Texas Education Agency, Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS): Data Standards, 1998-1999:

Section 1: Data Submission Responsibilities and Specifications

Section 2: Data Submission Requirements

Section 3: Description of Data Elements

Section 4: Description of Codes

Section 5: Edits

Texas Automotive Industry and Education Coalition, "Texas Blitz," October 1997
[4 folders; removed from a 3-ring binder]

TAAS District Coordinator Packet: TAAS Exit Level Writing, Mathematics and Reading/TEAMS Mathematics and English Language Arts, fall 1997:

Coordinator Manual

Exit Level Test Administrator Manual

Packing lists and samples

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TAAS District Coordinator Packet: End-of-Course Examinations (Algebra I and Biology I), fall 1997

Coordinator Manual

Exit Level Test Administrator Manual

Packing lists and samples

Briefing Book for the State Board of Education, December 1997

The Intergovernmental Affairs Group, April 1998

Teaching Texas Children to Read: A Governor George W. Bush Public Education Initiative, December 1995
[2 folders; originally in 3-ring binder]

Governor's Reading Initiative, 1998

Reading Initiative, 1997
[2 folders]

[Education reform], 1996, 1998-1999

[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9909280022]

Children's Scholarship Fund, 1998

School Choice, 1998

Dyslexia in prison system, 2000

[Education], 1997, 2000

Melanie to look at, 1997, 2000

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Education bill files, 1998-1999, bulk 1999,
0.5 cubic ft.

The Senior Advisor to Texas Governor George W. Bush focused on education policy issues, including legislation, reporting directly to the governor. These records include copies of proposed legislation, some floor amendments, a few copies of engrossed bills, plus a small amount of related records including memoranda, correspondence, a Legislative Budget Board working paper, and a press release, dating 1998-1999, mostly 1999. They comprise Senate bill files relating to education for the 76th Texas Legislature, Regular Session in 1999. The occasional piece of correspondence is addressed to Margaret LaMontagne. The bills (most marked "filed") are sometimes annotated, although not heavily; often the only annotation indicates the corresponding House Bill number. Twenty-five of the original file folders were labeled with Jennifer Piskun's name, and a couple more were labeled with Susan Jones'. The rest were simply coded "EDU/" (for education). Quite a few folders are empty and have been removed, but the bill number, sponsor, and caption of all bills are listed below in the container listing; notations indicate which were empty.

Arrangement

These records are arranged numerically by Senate Bill number.

Restrictions on Access

Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall under Public Information Act exceptions, including, but not limited to, agency memoranda (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.111), an archivist must review these records before they can be accessed for research. The records may be requested for research under the provisions of the Public Information Act (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 552). The researcher may request an interview with an archivist or submit a request by mail (Texas State Library and Archives Commission, P. O. Box 12927, Austin, TX 78711), fax (512-463-5436), email (Dir_Lib@tsl.state.tx.us), or see our web page (https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/requestgovernorbushrecords.html). Include enough description and detail about the information requested to enable the archivist to accurately identify and locate the information requested. (Note: The Governor's Office has requested that the State Archives contact the Public Information Coordinator for the Governor's Office when we receive a Public Information Act request for these records.) If our review reveals information that may be excepted by the Public Information Act, we are obligated to seek an open records decision from the Attorney General on whether the records can be released. The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten working days after receiving a request to make this determination. The Attorney General has 45 working days to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can inform you of the nature of the potentially excepted information and if you agree, that information can be redacted or removed and you can access the remainder of the records.

Restrictions on Use

Technical Requirements

None.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Education bill files, Texas Governor George W. Bush Senior Advisor's Office records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Processed by

Tony Black, March 2004

Box

2002/151-279

Senate Bill 1 (Bivins--EDU/Jennifer Piskun): Relating to the promotion of public school students based on satisfactory performance on certain assessment instruments..., 1999

Senate Bill 3 (Bivins--EDU/): Relating to master reading teacher certification and allotments, 1999

Senate Bill 4 (Bivins--EDU/): Relating to public school finance and public education, 1999

Senate Bill 10 (Bivins): Relating to the creation of a public education scholarship program for certain educationally disadvantaged children in certain school districts, 1999

Senate Bill 36 [(Shapiro): Relating to the equalized wealth level under the foundation school program, 1998]

Senate Bill 37 [(Ellis, Rodney): Relating to providing scholarships to students at institutions of higher education..., 1998]

Senate Bill 40 (Lucio--EDU/Jennifer Piskun): Relating to the first instructions day of a school year for public school students, 1998

Senate Bill 42 (Shapiro--EDU/Jennifer Piskun): Relating to authorizing school districts to offer drug testing programs, 1998

Senate Bill 72 (Truan--EDU/Jennifer Piskun): Relating to the determination of academic achievement or proficiency as the basis for being promoted in public...
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 81 (Carona--EDU/Jennifer Piskun): Relating to qualifications for instructors of classroom driver education in driver education schools, 1998

Senate Bill 103 (Bivins--EDU/Jennifer Piskun): Relating to state assessments of public school student, 1999
[2 folders]

Senate Bill 111 (Carona--EDU/Jennifer Piskun): Relating to an optional majority vote requirement for election of trustees in certain independent school districts
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 226 (Bivins--EDU/Jennifer Piskun): Relating to the transfer of and funding for public school students who are the victims of certain criminal offenses
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 235 (Ellis, Rodney--EDU/Jennifer Piskun): Relating to college advanced placement courses and tests
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 237 (Ellis, Rodney--EDU/Jennifer Piskun): Relating to providing public school students and their parents information about higher education and financial...
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 247, 1999

Senate Bill 255 (Armbrister--EDU/Jennifer Piskun): Relating to enrichment curriculum, 1999

Senate Bill 260 (Bivins--EDU/Jennifer Piskun): Relating to the expulsion of a school student who assaults a school employee
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 266 (Armbrister--EDU/Jennifer Piskun): Relating to participation by private school students in University Interscholastic League sponsored activities
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 268 (Ogden--EDU/Jennifer Piskun): Relating to an optional extended year program for public school students who would not otherwise be promoted
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 281 (Madla--EDU/Jennifer Piskun): Relating to substitute teachers employed by school districts, 1999

Senate Bill 293 (Harris--EDU/Jennifer Piskun): Relating to the statutory terminology used to describe certain disadvantaged public school students, 1999

Senate Bill 328 (Harris--EDU/Jennifer Piskun): Relating to the regulation of driver's training courses and the issuance of certain driver's licenses, 1999

Senate Bill 331 (Lucio--EDU/Jennifer Piskun): Relating to preference to Texas and United States products in purchasing by school districts and certain charter schools, 1999

Senate Bill 428 (Barrientos--EDU/Jennifer Piskun): Relating to school district policies and procedures for terminating the employment of certain educational support employees, 1999

Senate Bill 462 (Ogden--EDU/Jennifer Piskun): Relating to authorizing school districts to require parental involvement after a student's suspension or explusion from school, 1999

Senate Bill 473 (Ogden--EDU/Jennifer Piskun): Relating to the expulsion from public school of students adjudicated as having engaged in delinquent conduct punishable as a felony, 1999

Senate Bill 476 (Luna, Greg--EDU/Jennifer Piskun): Relating to inclusion of special education students in certain public education decisions, 1999

Senate Bill 510 (Shapleigh--EDU/Jennifer Piskun): Relating to notification to students of the law that grants automatic college admission to certain students, 1999

Senate Bill 516 (Ogden--EDU/Jennifer Piskun): Relating to school district high school equivalency examination programs, 1999

[Senate Bill 540 (Shapiro): Relating to the purchase of attendance credits under the foundation school program, 1999]

Senate Bill 576 (Armbrister--EDU/Jennifer Piskun): Relating to class size in public schools, 1999

Senate Bill 622 (Luna, Greg--EDU/Susan Jones): Relating to funding for schools with an extended year program, 1999

Senate Bill 669 (Ratliff--EDU/Susan Jones): Relating to school district purchases and contracts and to construction and repair of improvements by institutions of...
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 832 (Bernsen--EDU/): Relating to restricting the employment of teachers who lack appropriate certification, 1999

Senate Bill 836 (Duncan--EDU/): Relating to the speed limits for certain buses used to transport students to school activities, 1999

Senate Bill 848 (Nixon, Drew--EDU/): Relating to the use of a scholarship fund for fifth-year accounting students, 1999

Senate Bill 850 (Shapleigh--EDU/): Relating to individualized performance agreements concerning students who fail to perform satisfactorily in..., 1999

Senate Bill 855 (Shapleigh--EDU/): Relating to financial incentives to aid in the recruitment and hiring of qualified teachers in areas of demonstrated shortage, 1999

Senate Bill 856 (Shapleigh--EDU/): Relating to additional funding to school districts for teacher salaries, 1999

Senate Bill 858 (Shapleigh--EDU/): Relating to written notice to certain parents of a public school student's unsatisfactory performance, 1999

Senate Bill 868 (Cain--EDU/): Relating to the treatment of the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead in the determination of school district property values by the comptroller, 1999

Senate Bill 869 (Cain--EDU/): Relating to the treatment of property appraised by more than one appraisal district in the determination of school..., 1999

Senate Bill 870 (Cain--EDU/): Relating to information provided to parents of students receiving special education, 1999

Senate Bill 875 (Shapiro--EDU/): Relating to the financial accountability of school districts, 1999

Senate Bill 876 (Shapiro--EDU/): Relating to restaffing certain low-performing public schools, 1999

Senate Bill 877 (Shapiro--EDU/): Relating to accreditation and rating standards for public school districts and schools, 1999

Senate Bill 893 (Lucio--EDU/): Relating to the naming of components and facilities of the regional academic health center
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 903 (Bernsen--EDU/): Relating to class size in public schools, 1999

Senate Bill 910 (Shapleigh--EDU/): Relating to curriculum requirements for certain public school students, 1999

Senate Bill 911 (Shapleigh--EDU/): Relating to sanctions imposed on low-performing public school campuses, 1999

Senate Bill 912 (Shapleigh--EDU/): Relating to school district plans to ensure that only appropriately certified persons teach in the district, 1999

Senate Bill 931 (Madla--EDU/): Relating to the support of graduate pharmacy education and resident pharmacists, 1999

Senate Bill 946 (Barrientos--EDU/): Relating to tuition, fees, and student loans of certain graduate students employed as teaching assistants,...
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 955 (Bivins--EDU/): Relating to grants in support of pre-reading instruction, 1999

Senate Bill 978 (Haywood--EDU/): Relating to the rulemaking authority of the State Board of Educator Certification, 1999

Senate Bill 980 (Barrientos--EDU/): Relating to the creation and operation of a multicultural mathematics and science education cooperative to provide math and science training to Texas elementary school teachers and principals, 1999

Senate Bill 988 (Lucio--EDU/): Relating to the participation of the University of Texas-Pan American in the engineering excellence fund
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 989 (Lucio--EDU/): Relating to the purchase or other acquisition of land by the University of Texas-Pan American, 1999

Senate Bill 993 (Lindsay--EDU/): Relating to the ability of children of disabled firemen and peace officers to use an exemption from tuition and fees..., 1999

Senate Bill 1026 (Brown, Buster--EDU/): Relating to cooperative programs between school districts or institutions of higher education and the Space Grant Consortium, 1999

Senate Bill 1027 (Lucio--EDU/): Relating to tech-prep education, 1999

Senate Bill 1029 (Madla--EDU/): Relating to the recognition and selection of certain practitioners under a policy of health and accident insurance, 1999

Senate Bill 1059 (Bivins--EDU/): Relating to the approval of certain construction projects by the Higher Education Coordinating Board, 1999

Senate Bill 1060 (Bivins--EDU/): Relating to the board of trustees of certain special-purpose school districts, 1999

Senate Bill 1080 (Shapleigh--EDU/): Relating to the tuition charged certain foreign students attending a public junior college in a county bordering a foreign nation, 1999

Senate Bill 1081 (Shapleigh--EDU/): Relating to report cards on the performance of public school campuses, 1999

Senate Bill 1088 (Duncan--EDU/): Relating to the creation of the Texas Tech University System, 1999

Senate Bill 1089 (Duncan--EDU/): Relating to the investment of debt service funds by school districts, junior college districts, and community college districts, 1999

Senate Bill 1091 (Duncan--EDU/): Relating to the issuance and sale of bonds and time warrants by school districts and the issuance of obligations..., 1999

Senate Bill 1104 (Brown, Buster--EDU/): Relating to authorizing the board of regents of the University of Texas System to acquire certain properties..., 1999

Senate Bill 1115 (Armbrister--EDU/): Relating to employee organization consultation policies adopted by the board of trustees of school districts, 1999

Senate Bill 1139 (Wentworth--EDU/): Relating to the taxable value of a school district that does not offer each grade level from kindergarten to 12th grade
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 1140 (Wentworth--EDU/): Relating to eligibility for public prekindergarten classes, 1999

Senate Bill 1141 (Zaffirini--EDU/): Relating to surrogate parents for certain public education students with disabilities, 1999

Senate Bill 1211 (Cain--EDU/): Relating to school district compliance with special education laws
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 1213 (Whitmire--EDU/): Relating to discipline management techniques that a public school teacher may use, 1999

Senate Bill 1227 (Shapiro--EDU/): Relating to students who drop out of public school, 1999

Senate Bill 1242 (Bivins--EDU/): Relating to master reading teacher certification and allotments, 1999

Senate Bill 1261 (Bivins--EDU/): Relating to the appointment of faculty members to certain curriculum advisory committees of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board..., 1999

Senate Bill 1266 (Ellis, Rodney--EDU/): Relating to the employment of certain physicians by a private medical school
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 1267 (Ellis, Rodney--EDU/): Relating to authorizing the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center to offer certain professional...
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 1285 (Lucio--EDU/): Relating to the creation of a select committee to review issues related to the employment and compensation of...
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 1286 (Lucio--EDU/): Relating to the public education facilities assistance fund
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 1318 (Armbrister--EDU/): Relating to the evaluation of proposals for contracts by institutions of higher education for energy conservation...
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 1325 (Gallegos--EDU/): Relating to school district contracts and bonds, 1999

Senate Bill 1326 (Gallegos--EDU/): Relating to tuition charged for students of optometry, 1999

Senate Bill 1330 (Shapiro--EDU/): Relating to limiting the assignment of a student to a particular class under certain circumstances, 1999

Senate Bill 1341 (Carona--EDU/): Relating to election procedures for independent school districts electing some or all trustees from single member trustee districts, 1999

Senate Bill 1343 (Bivins--EDU/): Relating to the issuance of bonds to finance or refinance certain facilities used by an open enrollment charter school, 1999

Senate Bill 1352 (Barrientos--EDU/): Relating to course credits offered under an agreement between a school district and a junior college, 1999

Senate Bill 1363 (Harris--EDU/): Relating to the acquisition of library materials by a junior college districts, 1999

Senate Bill 1372 (Shapleigh--EDU/): Relating to the ability of certain public school students to attend school at campuses other than those to which the students are regularly assigned, 1999

Senate Bill 1373 (Shapleigh--EDU/): Relating to credit in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas for service for a private school or institution of...
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 1378 (Shapleigh--EDU/): Relating to the review of medical training needs in the Texas-Mexico border region, 1999

Senate Bill 1380 (Shapleigh--EDU/): Relating to review of criminal history records of persons seeking educator certification or employment in a public school..., 1999

Senate Bill 1420 (Lucio--EDU/): Relating to authorizing the board of regents of the University of Texas System to acquire properties to be used for campus expansion..., 1999

Senate Bill 1431 (Duncan--EDU/): Relating to the initiation of or the affiliation with certain entities by a university system
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 1440 (Barrientos--EDU/): Relating to tuition, fees, and student loans of certain graduate students employed as teaching assistants, ...
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 1448 (West, Royce--EDU/): Relating to compensation of and benefits for public school teachers and librarians
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 1449 (West, Royce--EDU/): Relating to programs to assist university students to become public school teachers, to provide loan repayment assistance..., 1999

Senate Bill 1450 (West, Royce--EDU/): Relating to certificates issued to public school teachers as a basis of establishing compensation levels and to...
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 1451 (West, Royce--EDU/): Relating to the disposition of surplus and salvage property of certain institutions of higher education, 1999

Senate Bill 1452 (West, Royce--EDU/): Relating to minimum salaries for full-time registered nurses employed by school districts
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 1453 (West, Royce--EDU/): Relating to a franchise tax credit that allows a parent to volunteer at a child's school without loss of compensation
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 1455 (West, Royce--EDU/): Relating to compensatory and accelerated education in public schools, 1999

Senate Bill 1458 (West, Royce--EDU/): Relating to appeals against a school district to the commissioner of education, 1999

Senate Bill 1472 (Bivins--EDU/): Relating to the age at which a student may take the high school equivalency examinations and the age of compulsory attendance in public school, 1999

Senate Bill 1489 (Duncan--EDU/): Relating to public funding for school districts that experience a decline in district property values
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 1493 (Duncan--EDU/): Relating to the creation and administration of the research university fund, 1999

Senate Bill 1494 (Duncan--EDU/): Relating to requirements applicable to renovation of public school facilities financed with state assistance, 1999

Senate Bill 1522 (Madla--EDU/): Relating to specifying salaries in teacher employment contracts prior to requiring acceptance
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 1527 (Carona--EDU/): Relating to authorization of prepaid tuition contracts for proprietary schools under the prepaid higher education program, 1999

Senate Bill 1535 (West, Royce--EDU/): Relating to the creation of the Rising Star Scholarship Program for deserving public junior college students, 1999

Senate Bill 1561 (Barrientos--EDU/): Relating to students who drop out of public school, 1999

Senate Bill 1562 (Barrientos--EDU/): Relating to education services for public school students subject to disciplinary action or otherwise at risk of dropping out of school, 1999

Senate Bill 1569 (West, Royce--EDU/): Relating to the leasing of classroom space for an institution of higher education, 1999

Senate Bill 1572 (West, Royce--EDU/): Relating to the compulsory school attendance laws and responsibility for compliance with those laws, 1999

Senate Bill 1575 (West, Royce--EDU/): Relating to the deposit of excess proprietary school fees to the proprietary school tuition protection fund, 1999

Senate Bill 1596 (Sibley--EDU/): Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for the State Technical College System
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 1601 (Shapiro--EDU/): Relating to the operation of and the method for funding development education programs provided by institutions of higher education, 1999

Senate Bill 1602 (Shapiro--EDU/): Relating to cooperation between public and private entities and public schools and to franchise tax refunds for providing certain assistance in education, 1999

Senate Bill 1616 (Cain--EDU/): Relating to compensation and preparation of public school teachers
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 1617 (Cain--EDU/): Relating to educational technology and creating the Telecommunications and Educational Technology Coordinating Council, 1999

Senate Bill 1634 (Nelson--EDU/): Relating to school development impact fees
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 1651 (Jackson--EDU/): Relating to the establishment of the Chiropractic College as a public institution of higher education, 1999

Senate Bill 1655 (Jackson--EDU/): Relating to the administration of responsibilities of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 1999

Senate Bill 1660 (Shapleigh--EDU/): Relating to the establishment and operation of the Paso del Norte Regional Health Institute, 1999

Senate Bill 1661 (Shapleigh--EDU/): Relating to assistance to certain students in obtaining admission to another public school district using a public education grant, 1999

Senate Bill 1662 (Shapleigh--EDU/): Relating to the right of a special education student to be represented at school disciplinary proceedings by a person other than the student's parent or guardian, 1999

Senate Bill 1671 (Bernsen--EDU/): Relating to extracurricular activities sponsored or sanctioned by a school district or the University Interscholastic League, 1999

Senate Bill 1686 (Bernsen--EDU/): Relating to the disqualification of a public school extracurricular team based on an ineligible team member's participation in an extracurricular activity, 1999

Senate Bill 1688 (Bernsen--EDU/): Relating to the establishment and administration of the education endowment fund, 1999

Senate Bill 1701 (Ellis, Rodney--EDU/): Relating to class size limitations in public school, 1999

Senate Bill 1702 (Ellis, Rodney--EDU/): Relating to a scholarship program to assist deserving students at public law schools who commit to practice law in certain public interest fields, 1999

Senate Bill 1707 (Ellis, Rodney--EDU/): Relating to the composition of the State Board of Education, 1999

Senate Bill 1709 (Ellis, Rodney--EDU/): Relating to fees paid by school districts for professional services
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 1714 (Ellis, Rodney--EDU/): Relating to a repayment of certain law school education loans
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 1717 (Ellis, Rodney--EDU/): Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for the University of Houston System
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 1722 (Ellis, Rodney--EDU/): Relating to a school district transportation allotment
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 1724 (Ellis, Rodney--EDU/): Relating to public school campus improvement plans and school district performance reports, 1999

Senate Bill 1747 (Jackson--EDU/): Relating to the funding of the Seaborn Conservation Corps of a similar program at Texas A&M University at Galveston, 1999

Senate Bill 1749 (Jackson--EDU/): Relating to participation in the Employees Uniform Group Insurance Benefits Act by certain former members of the...
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 1753 (Wentworth--EDU/): Relating to the automatic admission of certain high school graduates to public institutions of higher education, 1999

Senate Bill 1761 (Barrientos--EDU/): Relating to scholarships for educationally and economically disadvantaged students, 1999

Senate Bill 1766 (Barrientos--EDU/): Relating to commission of peace officers at the Texas School for the Deaf, 1999

Senate Bill 1780 (Fraser--EDU/): Relating to the creation of the high priority program fund to support vocational and technical education, 1999

Senate Bill 1784 (Gallegos--EDU/): Relating to the provision of private community-based dropout recovery education programs to provide alternative education programs..., 1999

Senate Bill 1791 (Nelson--EDU/): Relating to the efficient administration and effective management administration of the Permanent School Fund, 1999

Senate Bill 1805 (Bernsen--EDU/): Relating to creation of the Task Force on Educational Aides, 1999

Senate Bill 1808 (Lucio--EDU/): Relating to personal finance education as a requirement for graduation from public high school, 1999

Senate Bill 1809 (Fraser--EDU/): Relating to the eligibility of certain higher education employees to participate in group programs under the...
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 1815 (Harris--EDU/): Relating to the designation of the primary residence of certain children in an order for possession of and access...
[empty folder removed]

Senate Bill 1819 (Luna, Greg--EDU/): Relating to the identification of technical education programs that are needed to maintain and improve the state's economic and technological competitiveness, 1999

Senate Concurrent Resolution 20 (Haywood (EDU/Jennifer Piskun): Directing the Board of Education to clarify the extent of training needed for teaching students with dyslexia
[empty folder removed]

Senate Joint Resolution 33 (Lucio--EDU/): Providing for the establishment of a public education facilities assistance fund
[empty folder removed]

Senate Joint Resolution 41 (Madla--EDU/): Allowing a public school teacher or faculty member of a public institution of higher education to serve as a member...
[empty folder removed]

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Margaret LaMontagne's correspondence, 1995-2000, undated, bulk 1998-2000,
1.67 cubic ft.

The Senior Advisor to Texas Governor George W. Bush focused on education policy issues, reporting directly to the governor. These records include correspondence, drafts of correspondence, resumes, applications for employment, memoranda, faxes, newsclippings, publications, etc., dating 1995-2000 and undated, bulk 1998-2000. They comprise correspondence to and from Margaret LaMontagne, with occasional items addressed to others (including Governor George W. Bush, and members of Margaret LaMontagne's staff) and forwarded to Margaret LaMontagne. Correspondents include state and local officials, educators, prospective job applicants, prospective appointees, and private citizens. The subject of most of the files in the first group in this series is education. The subject of most of the files in the second group is future employment of job applicants. Resumes, recommendations, and inquiries about potential employment are especially numerous in this second group. Also numerous throughout are thank-you letters for gifts, meetings, and information.

Researchers should be aware that additional correspondence to and from Margaret LaMontagne is located in most of the other series in the Senior Advisor's Office records, described in this finding aid.

Arrangement

These records are organized in two groups: the first group is arranged chronologically, and the second group is arranged alphabetically by last name of the correspondent. This was the arrangement in place when the records were transferred to the Texas State Archives; the alphabetical group was loose (i.e., unfoldered).

Restrictions on Access

Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall under Public Information Act exceptions including, but not limited to, home addresses and phone numbers of government employees or officials, social security numbers, and personal family information (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.117); e-mail addresses (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.137); and student records (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.114), an archivist must review these records before they can be accessed for research. The records may be requested for research under the provisions of the Public Information Act (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 552). The researcher may request an interview with an archivist or submit a request by mail (Texas State Library and Archives Commission, P. O. Box 12927, Austin, TX 78711), fax (512-463-5436), email (Dir_Lib@tsl.state.tx.us), or see our web page (). Include enough description and detail about the information requested to enable the archivist to accurately identify and locate the information requested. (Note: The Governor's Office has requested that the State Archives contact the Public Information Coordinator for the Governor's Office when we receive a Public Information Act request for these records.) If our review reveals information that may be excepted by the Public Information Act, we are obligated to seek an open records decision from the Attorney General on whether the records can be released. The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten working days after receiving a request to make this determination. The Attorney General has 45 working days to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can inform you of the nature of the potentially excepted information and if you agree, that information can be redacted or removed and you can access the remainder of the records.

Restrictions on Use

Technical Requirements

Researchers wishing to access audiotapes or videocassettes must contact Archives staff to obtain the necessary equipment.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Margaret LaMontagne's correspondence, Texas Governor George W. Bush Senior Advisor's Office records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Processed by

Tony Black, April 2004

Chronological correspondence, 1997-2000 bulk 2000

Box

2002/151-279

1995
[empty--folder removed]

1996
[empty--folder removed]

October-November 1997

(includes memo on correspondence procedures)

[Contains possibly excepted information: home address and telephone number of state employee, e-mail address]

Box

2005/144-3

December 1997

[Three videocassettes were transferred from this box to Bush Video Box 12. Three books were transferred to Bush Publications Box 5.]

Box

2002/151-279

April-June 1998

October-December 1998

[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique numbers: 199908240111, 199902080379, 199812280000]

January, March, April 1999

[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9906140553]

September 1999

October 1999

November 1999

December 1999

[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9912200019]

January 2000

February 2000

March 2000

April 2000

Box

2002/151-280

May 2000
[2 folders]

June 2000

July 2000

[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 2006060013]

August 2000
[2 folders]

September 2000

October 2000

November 2000

December 2000
[empty--folder removed]

Alphabetical correspondence, 1995-1999, undated bulk 1998-1999

[Almost every file in this group contains possibly excepted information: social security numbers, home addresses, telephone numbers, and personal family information of state employees, e-mail addresses, student records]

Box

2002/151-280

A, 1999, undated

B, 1998-1999, undated

C, 1995, 1998, undated

D, 1998-1999, undated

E, 1998-1999, undated

F, 1996, undated

G, 1997-1998

H, 1998-1999, undated

J, 1996, 1999, undated

K, 1997-1999, undated

L, 1999

M, 1996-1999, undated

N, 1999, undated

O, 1998-1999

P, 1996-1999, undated

R, 1997-1999

S, 1995-1999

T, 1996, undated

V, 1997, 1999

W, 1998-1999, undated

Z, 1997

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Appointments files, 1948, 1965, 1987, 1990-2000, undated, bulk 1995-2000,
2.5 cubic ft.

The Senior Advisor to Texas Governor George W. Bush focused on education policy issues including appointments to education-related agencies, reporting directly to the governor. These records include lists of appointees, resumes, correspondence (especially letters of recommendation), memoranda, e-mails, mailing lists, legislation, press releases, newspaper clippings, copies from the Guide to Texas State Agencies, reports, executive orders, Attorney General opinions, maps, forms, procedure manuals, notes, etc. The records date 1948, 1965, 1987, 1990-2000, undated, bulk 1995-2000. They comprise appointment files of the Office of the Senior Advisor, including general files as well as files specific to agencies, boards, and commissions. Many, but not all, of the appointments are to educational-related boards and commissions. The correspondence is usually to and from Governor Bush regarding appointments, although some of it is to and from Senior Advisor Margaret LaMontagne. Most of the memoranda and e-mails are to and from Margaret LaMontagne, her assistant Shannon Smith, or Appointments Director Clay Johnson. These records deal with all issues regarding appointments, both generally (including policies and procedure, and legal aspects) and specifically (individuals seeking and receiving particular appointments).

Arrangement

These records are arranged in two groups: general appointments office files, followed by agency appointments files; the agency files are arranged roughly alphabetically by the name of the agency, board, or commission.

Restrictions on Access

Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall under Public Information Act exceptions including, but not limited to, home addresses, telephone numbers, social security numbers, and family information of government employees and officials (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.117); driver's license numbers (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.130); attorney-client privilege and/or attorney work product (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Sections 552.107 and 552.111), an archivist must review these records before they can be accessed for research. The records may be requested for research under the provisions of the Public Information Act (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 552). The researcher may request an interview with an archivist or submit a request by mail (Texas State Library and Archives Commission, P. O. Box 12927, Austin, TX 78711), fax (512-463-5436), email (Dir_Lib@tsl.state.tx.us), or see our web page (https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/requestgovernorbushrecords.html). Include enough description and detail about the information requested to enable the archivist to accurately identify and locate the information requested. (Note: The Governor's Office has requested that the State Archives contact the Public Information Coordinator for the Governor's Office when we receive a Public Information Act request for these records.) If our review reveals information that may be excepted by the Public Information Act, we are obligated to seek an open records decision from the Attorney General on whether the records can be released. The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten working days after receiving a request to make this determination. The Attorney General has 45 working days to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can inform you of the nature of the potentially excepted information and if you agree, that information can be redacted or removed and you can access the remainder of the records.

Restrictions on Use

Technical Requirements

None.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Appointments files, Texas Governor George W. Bush Senior Advisor's Office records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Processed by

Tony Black, January 2004, May 2004

Box

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General files

Appointments [application and available positions], 1999

Appointments miscellaneous, 1997

Miscellaneous reports [appointee information], 1997
[2 folders]

Seminar for Texas State Board Members, June 18, 1999
[2 folders]

[Appointments memos], 1999

Paid positions appointed by Governor, 1994-1995

Governor's budget proposals, undated

Appointments, January 20, 1999

Appointments, May 19, 1999

Appointments - Regions (by county), 1999

Appointments by Presiding Officers of Legislature, September 1997

Seminar for Texas State Board Members, 1998-1999

Seminar for Texas State Board Members (Appointees seminar), November 17, 1997
[2 folders]

Appointments--interviewing, 1995-1997

Appointments, December 1996

[Contains possibly excepted information: home telephone numbers of government employees and officials]

Appointments, 1995-1996

Progress report by board category, September 1996

[Contains possibly excepted information: home telephone numbers of government employees and officials]

Governor's Office Guide: Appointments, undated

[Governor Ann] Richards appointees, March 1997

Senate Committee on Nominations, 1996

Policy issue list, December 1996

Correspondence Division by issues, June 1996

Mailing divisions, October 1996

Standard issues list, 1991-1996

Voicemail, undated

Sara Pfeiffer, 1997-1999:

Employee file, 1998-1999

[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9906290246]

[Contains possibly excepted information: social security number, home address of state employee]

Miscellaneous file, 1997-1999

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Governor's recent initiatives, June 1996

Pol[icy], 1998-1999

Proclamation requests [Citizen recognition], 1996-1997

[Contains possibly excepted information: home addresses and telephone numbers and family information of state employees]

Senatorial approval fax forms, undated

Judicial Conduct check [forms], undated

Telephone recommendation [forms], undated

Executive birthdays, undated

DPS [Department of Public Safety] clearance form, undated

Ethics Commission: Personal financial statement [form], 1999

Lists of boards and commissions that Governor currently appoints to, 1994, 1996-1997, 2000

Miscellaneous [education/appointments], 1996, 1998

Tool-kit, undated

Margaret LaMontagne correspondence, 1995-1997:

1995

1996

1997

Governor's Business Council, March 1996

[Contains possibly excepted information: home addresses and telephone numbers and family information of state employees or officials]

Texas education associations and their publications, 1995-1996

Oath of office, 1997, undated

Office directory, January 1999

Palm Pilot information, 1999

Margaret LaMontagne bio, [after September 1995]

(also Albert Hawkins and Clay Johnson)

Phones and beeper information, 1995, 1998, undated

[Contains possibly excepted information: home telephone numbers of state employees]

GWB [George W. Bush] file, 1996-1998

Maps and "how to," 1997-1999

[Contains possibly excepted information: home address of state employee]

Appointments checklists, 1999-2000

Appointments, 1998-2000

Data entry request, undated

[Contains possibly excepted information: home telephone number of state employee]

Draft letters, 1995-1996

Legal, 1948, 1965, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1995-2000:

[Each of these files contains possibly excepted information: attorney-client privilege or attorney work product]

Law Offices of Randall H. Erben, clients and state boards and commissions, 1996-2000

Memoranda, 1997-1998

Memoranda, 1993, 1995-1996

Atttorney General opinions, 1948, 1965, 1987, 1995

Memoranda, 1990. 1995, 1997

Statistics, 1992, 1995-2000:

1995-2000

1997-2000

1992, 1995-1997

May 1997

Survey letter, 1996

1997

Policy and procedure, 1998-2000

1998-2000

Office of the Governor, Employee handbook, May 1999

1998-2000

1996-1997

Workload, 1995-1996, undated:

Available appointments lists, 1995-1996, undated

Standard report, May 23, 1995

Agency appointments files

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Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Texas Commission on [TCADA], 1995, 1999:

Appointments information, 1999

[Contains possibly excepted information: home addresses and telephone numbers of government employees and officials]

Haynes, Stephanie Waguespack [financial statement], 1995

Alcoholic Beverage Commission, 1994-1995, 1999-2000

[Contains possibly excepted information: home telephone numbers of government employees and officials]

Board of Chiropractic Examiners, 1995

Diabetes Council, 1998

[Contains possibly excepted information: home addresses and telephone numbers of government employees and officials]

DIR [Department of Information Resources], 1997-1999

[Contains possibly excepted information: home addresses, telephone numbers, and family information of government employees and officials; driver's license numbers]

Commissioner of Education, 1999

[Contains possibly excepted information: home addresses, telephone numbers, and family information of government employees and officials; driver's license numbers]

[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9908090814]

Education, State Board of (SBOE), 1996-1998:

SBOE [State Board of Education] District 6, 1996-1998

SBOE [State Board of Education] District 6, 1998

[Contains possibly excepted information: home telephone numbers of government employees and officials]

SBOE [State Board of Education] District 8, 1997

[Contains possibly excepted information: home telephone numbers of government employees and officials]

ECS [Education Commission of the States], 1998

Educator Certification, State Board for [SBEC], 1997-1999, 2000:

1997-1998, 2000

[Contains possibly excepted information: home addresses and telephone numbers of government employees and officials]

1999

[Contains possibly excepted information: home addresses and telephone numbers of government employees and officials]

1999

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MLM's [Margaret La Montagne's] SBEC [State Board of Educator Certification] file, 1995, 2000:

1995

[Contains possibly excepted information: home addresses, telephone numbers, and family information of government employees and officials; driver's license numbers]

2000

[Contains possibly excepted information: home telephone numbers of government employees and officials]

1995
[2 folders]

[Contains possibly excepted information: home addresses, telephone numbers, and family information of government employees and officials; driver's license numbers]

[File 1 contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9509150223]

El Paso Family Court, 1999

[Contains possibly excepted information: home addresses, telephone numbers, and family information of government employees and officials; driver's license numbers]

Family Practice Residency Advisory Committee I, 1998

[Contains possibly excepted information: home addresses and telephone numbers of government employees and officials]

Family Practice Residency Advisory Committee II, 1995-1997

Fort Bend Family Court, 1997-1999

[Contains possibly excepted information: home addresses, telephone numbers, and family information of government employees and officials; driver's license numbers]

Fort Bend County, 1999-2000

[Contains possibly excepted information: home telephone numbers of government employees and officials]

Health Care Information Council
[empty--folder removed]

Home and Community Support Services Advisory Council
[empty--folder removed]

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, 1995, 1997-1999:

Mailing addresses, 1997, 1999

1995, 1998-1999

[Contains possibly excepted information: home addresses, telephone numbers, and family information of government employees and officials; driver's license numbers]

[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9511070184]

1999

[Contains possibly excepted information: home addresses, telephone numbers, and family information of government employees and officials; driver's license numbers]

Judicial Appointments, 1996, 1999

Presiding Judge/9th Admin[istrative Judicial] Region, 2000

[Contains possibly excepted information: home telephone numbers of government employees and officials]

North Texas Tollway, 1999

Principal Incentive Panel, 1995-1996:

1995-1996

[Contains possibly excepted information: home telephone numbers of government employees and officials]

1996
[2 folders]

Protective and Regulatory Services, Department of (DPRS), 1995-1999:

DPRS - Appointees, 1999

[Contains possibly excepted information: home telephone numbers of government employees and officials]

[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9901200539]

1997-1999

[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 199702120126]

1995-1997

[Contains possibly excepted information: home addresses, telephone numbers, social security numbers, and family information of government employees and officials; driver's license numbers]

PUC [Public Utility Commission], 1995-1999:

1999

1997

[Contains possibly excepted information: home telephone numbers of government employees and officials]

1999

1995-1996

RRC [Railroad Commission], 1998

[Contains possibly excepted information: home telephone numbers of government employees and officials]

[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9811200392]

State Office of Risk Management, 1997-1999

[Contains possibly excepted information: home telephone numbers of government employees and officials]

Science and Technology [Council, Governor's], 1996-1999

[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9805190304]

Skills Standards
[empty--folder removed]

Southern Governor's Association, 1999

[Contains possibly excepted information: home addresses, telephone numbers, and family information of government employees and officials; driver's license numbers]

Stephen F. Austin [State University], 1998-1999

[Contains possibly excepted information: home addresses and telephone numbers of government employees and officials]

Telecommunications Committee, resumes, 1998

TIF [Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board], 1995, 1998-1999

[Contains possibly excepted information: home addresses and telephone numbers of government employees and officials]

[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 98082803129]

TRS [Teacher Retirement System], 1995, 1997, 1999:

1995, 1999

[Contains possibly excepted information: home addresses and telephone numbers of government employees and officials]

1997, 1999

[Contains possibly excepted information: home addresses, telephone numbers, and family information of government employees and officials; driver's license numbers]

[File contains correspondence assigned the following unique number: 9905270773]

TSU [Texas Southern University], 1998

[Contains possibly excepted information: home addresses and telephone numbers of government employees and officials]

U[niversity] of Texas - Board of Regents, 1998

[Contains possibly excepted information: home addresses and telephone numbers of government employees and officials]

U[niversity] of Houston, 1997-1999

[Contains possibly excepted information: home addresses and telephone numbers of government employees and officials]

Workforce and Economic Competitiveness, Texas Council on (TCWEC), 1998

[Contains possibly excepted information: home addresses and telephone numbers of government employees and officials]

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