Congratulating Deedra Schmidt on being named the 2025 Teacher of the Year at Bethany Elementary School in Plano ISD.
This resolution (HR 821) formally congratulates Deedra Schmidt, a physical education teacher at Bethany Elementary School in Plano ISD, on being named the 2025 Teacher of the Year. It expresses the Texas House of Representatives' recognition of her contributions to education and her role in inspiring students. As a symbolic gesture with no policy impact, the resolution has no effect on laws, funding, or regulations. It is a non-binding expression of support, not a legislative action.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 8, 2025
Last action May 23, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a traditional legislative resolution layout to an enrolled version with accessibility updates. The substantive content regarding Deedra Schmidt's Teacher of the Year award remains unchanged, with only formatting, spacing, and header information modified.
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Bill header changed from 'By:AAPlesa H.R.ANo.A821' to '89(R) HR 821 - Enrolled version - Bill Text'
Text reorganized from numbered line format to paragraph-based layout with added spacing and line breaks
Added accessibility compliance statement about WCAG 2.1 standards
Removed original document tracking numbers and replaced with enrolled version certification language
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This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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Total actions
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Committee
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May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local & Consent Calendars
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Mihaela Pleșa
DDemocratic
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