SRC-JRN C.S.H.B. 583 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterC.S.H.B. 583
By: Maxey (Barrientos)
Education
5-17-97
Committee Report (Substituted)


DIGEST 

Currently, there exists a unit for parental involvement and community
empowerment created by the commissioner of education.  However, activities
related to parental involvement are still not centralized within the Texas
Education Agency.  This bill requires the agency to establish a division
that would consolidate all agency activities related to parental
involvement.  

PURPOSE

As proposed, C.S.H.B. 583 requires the Texas Education Agency to establish
a division that would consolidate all agency activities related to
parental involvement.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Chapter 7B, Education Code, by adding Section 7.025, as
follows: 

Sec. 7.025.  PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.  Requires the Texas Education Agency
(agency) to develop, implement, and administer programs and activities to
encourage and maintain parental involvement in public schools. 

SECTION 2. Amends Section 39.052(b), Education Code, to set forth
information to be contained on report cards, including the phone number at
the agency to call for information concerning parental involvement and the
phone number at the agency to call for information concering assessment
instruments under Section 39.023 

SECTION 3. Amends Section 45.105(c), Education Code, to authorize certain
funds, including state funds not designated for a specific purpose, to be
used for purposes listed for state and county funds, including purposes
necessary in the conduct of the public schools.  Makes a conforming and
nonsubstantive change. 

SECTION 4. Effective date: September 1, 1997.

SECTION 5. Emergency clause.

SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE CHANGES

Amendment 1.

Deletes proposed changes to SECTION 3 Section 39.052(b) and (c), and added
Subsection (d), Education Code.  Amends Section 39.052(b), Education Code,
to set forth information to be contained on report cards, including the
phone number at the agency to call for information concerning parental
involvement and the phone number at the agency to call for information
concering assessment instruments under Section 39.023. 

Amendment 2.
 
Amends H.B. 583 by deleting SECTIONS 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.  Renumbers
remaining SECTIONS. 

Amendment 3.

Page 1, lines 9-13, deletes proposed Section 7.025, regarding parental
involvement division. Sets forth new Section 7.025, regarding parental
involvement.