BILL ANALYSIS S.B. 1524 By: Rosson State Affairs 5-12-95 Committee Report (Amended) BACKGROUND As a result of recent action by the Public Utility Commission (commission), a separate university rate class has been established for a community college located in the service territory of El Paso Electric Company. At the same time, the commission is contemplating establishing a "public school" rate class. The community college is not classified as a public school for ratemaking purposes, even though it performs many of the same functions. PURPOSE As proposed, S.B. 1524 requires a community college to be in the rate class for electric service containing public school customers under certain circumstances. 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 Article VI, Article 1446c, V.T.C.S. (Public Utility Regulatory Act), by adding Section 45A, to require the Public Utility Commission, where the commission has approved the establishment of a separate rate class for a university prior to January 1, 1995, and for public schools for electric service, to include any community college in the rate class containing public school customers. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1995. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.