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.