SRC-MAX S.B. 936 75(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 936
By: Bivins
Education
3-30-97
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, certain sections of the Education Code are in need of revision.
This bill is a clean-up bill which addresses individual education issues.  

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 936 amends certain sections of the Education Code.

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 7.002(b), Education Code, to require the Texas
Education Agency to report the state auditor's findings to the governor
and the Legislative Budget Board, among other governmental  entities. 

SECTION 2. Amends Section 11.159(a), Education Code, to require the State
Board of  Education to provide a training course for independent school
district trustees to be offered by the regional education service centers
or other providers approved by and registered with the commissioner of
education. 

SECTION 3. Amends Section 11.253(b), Education Code, to require each
school district's policy and procedures to establish campus-level planning
and decision-making committees as provided for through the procedures by
Sections 11.251(b)-(e), except that a campus-level committee is not
required to include district-level professional staff members.   

SECTION 4. Amends Sections 28.023(b) and (c), Education Code, to require a
school district to give a student in a primary grade level credit for a
grade level and advance the student one grade level on the basis of a
board-approved examination for acceleration if the student scores the
equivalent of 90, rather than in the 90th percentile, or above on a scale
of 100 on each section of the examination.  Makes conforming changes. 

SECTION 5. (a)  Effective date:  upon passage.

(b)  Effective date for SECTION 4 of this Act:  September 1, 1997.

SECTION 6. (a)  Provides that Section 11.253(b) of this Act applies
beginning with the 1997-1998 school year. 

(b)  Makes application of Sections 28.023(b) and (c) prospective.

SECTION 7. Emergency clause.