HBA-DMD H.B. 477 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 477
By: Madden
Elections
3/29/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law requires a candidate for the governing board of a junior
college district to receive a majority of votes cast in order to be
declared elected. With the cost of education continuing to rise, colleges
are looking for ways to utilize their dollars more effectively. H.B. 477
requires a candidate for a governing board of a junior college district to
receive the most votes in an election to win that election, thus excluding
the need for and expense of runoff elections. 

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 Section 130.082(g), Education Code, to require a
candidate for a governing board of a junior college district to receive the
most votes, rather than the majority of votes, in an election to win that
election, thus excluding the need for runoff elections. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION  3.  Emergency clause.