SRC-JRN S.B. 462 75(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 462
By: Luna
Education
2-27-97
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, state law allows a board of trustees of a school district or
its designee to admit a person into the district free of tuition if the
person is at least five years of age and under 21 years of age on the
first day of September, if certain residency requirements are met.  Some
children who have divorced parents may live in one school district with
one parent, while the other parent lives in another district.  This bill
allows the residency of parents and their students to be considered in
determining which school district a child may attend. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 462 allows the residency of parents and their students
to be considered in determining which school district a child may attend. 

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 Section 25.001(b), Education Code, to require the board
of trustees of a school district to admit into the public schools free of
tuition a person who is over five and under 21 years of age on the first
day of September of the school year if, among other conditions, one of the
parents resides in the school district, has joint custody and is a joint
managing conservator of the person, if the person does not reside in the
school district.  Makes a conforming change. 

SECTION 2. Provides that this Act applies beginning with the 1997-1998
school year. 

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.