JLM C.S.H.B. 1468 75(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


PUBLIC EDUCATION
C.S.H.B. 1468
By: West, George "Buddy"
5-2-97
Committee Report (Substituted)



BACKGROUND 

As the business community in Texas grows, so does the need for a
population that is ready and trained to enter the workforce after high
school. 

PURPOSE

This bill creates a model school-to-work transition program, using Ector
County Independent School District Career Center as the state's model. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or
institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1:  Amends Subchapter F, Chapter 29, Education Code by adding
Section    29.186.  
   
   (a)  Establishes Ector County Independent School District Career Center
as the state's model career-targeted transition program. 
   
   (b)  Allows the program to develop a competency-based high school
program which includes training for competency in curriculum areas and
assesses student competency. 
   
   (c)  Allows the career-targeted transition program to offer curriculum
and graduation requirements that are different from what is currently
required.  Also, end-of-course assessments are not required.  TEA shall
monitor the development, implementation, and assessment of the model
career-targeted transition program. 


SECTION 2:  Emergency Clause.

COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE

SECTION 1:  CSHB 1468 substitutes the word career-targeted for
school-to-work,    which is used in HB 1468, throughout the language.