BILL ANALYSIS S.B. 170 By: Ellis Education 4-20-95 Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND Currently, federal funds for adult basic education and literacy are required to be competitively bid in order for all service providers to have access to these funds. Texas law does not have such a provision. PURPOSE As proposed, S.B. 170 requires additional publicly funded educational facilities to provide adult education and gives the facilities access to funds appropriated for adult education. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 11.18, Education Code, as follows: Sec. 11.18. ADULT EDUCATION. (a) Defines "adult education," "adult," "community-based organization," "community education," and "educationally disadvantaged adult." (b) No change. (c) Requires public school districts, public junior colleges, public universities, public or private nonprofit agencies, community-based organizations, correctional education agencies, and institutions that serve educationally disadvantaged adults to provide adult education programs that are approved by the State Board of Education. (d) No change. (e) Requires the Central Education Agency to ensure that public local education agencies, public or private nonprofit agencies, community-based organizations, correctional education agencies, and institutions that serve educationally disadvantaged adults have direct and equitable access to the appropriated funds set forth to help eliminate illiteracy, adult education, and skill training in Texas. SECTION 2. Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage.