SRC-JRN S.B. 1893 75(R) BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center S.B. 1893 By: Bivins Education 3-30-97 As Filed DIGEST Currently, Texas law establishes a minimum number of days for a school year. In the recodification of the Education Code, the year in the formula that establishes the minimum days of service required by teachers was left unchanged. This bill corrects a recodification error in the Education Code by changing the year of reference in the formula that establishes the minimum number of days of service required to be served by a teacher for a school year. PURPOSE As proposed, S.B. 1893 corrects a recodification error in the Education Code by changing the year of reference in the formula that establishes the minimum number of days of service required to be served by a teacher for a school year. 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 21.401, Education Code, as follows: Sec. 21.401. MINIMUM SERVICE REQUIRED. Redefines the formula for the minimum number of days of service formula. Redefines "R1" as equal to FSP/ADA as determined under Section 21.402 for the 1996-1997, rather than the 1994-1995, school year. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1997. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.