HBA-KMH H.B. 259 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 259
By: Maxey
Public Education
4/21/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, educational aides under contract with school districts are not
paid in 12 equal monthly installments.  H.B. 259 requires a school district
to pay an educational aide under a contract with the district the salary
designated in the contract in 12 equal monthly installments if the employee
chooses to be paid in that manner. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Subchapter A, Chapter 22, Education Code, by adding
Section 22.006, as follows: 

Sec.  22.006.  SALARY PAYMENT TO EDUCATIONAL AIDE.  Requires a school
district to pay an educational aide under a contract with the district the
salary designated in the contract in 12 equal monthly installments if the
employee chooses to be paid in that manner. 

SECTION 2.  Makes this section applicable to a salary payment to an
educational aide for the 19992000 or subsequent school year. 

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