Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 2221	House Author:  Luna et al.
Effective:  6-18-05	Senate Sponsor:  West, Royce et al.

            House Bill 2221 amends the Education Code to specify the methods for being included or for participating in a junior college district.  The bill modifies provisions that allow the registered voters of territory outside a junior college district to petition to join an existing district or to establish a new district and establishes requirements and procedures for elections regarding annexation of territory that is contiguous to a district or within its service area.  It allows a junior college district to enter into an agreement with an employer, political subdivision, or other entity or community to provide educational services to the entity or community.  Beginning with the 2010-2011 academic year, the bill requires a district to use a specific computation when setting nonresident tuition rates and fees to ensure that the cost of providing services to nonresident students is not borne disproportionately by the district's taxpayers.