HBA-PDH H.B. 798 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 798 By: George Public Education 4/20/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE H.B. 798 provides that the annual cost of an accredited education is $3,500 for each student in weighted average daily attendance. This bill also establishes that a school district is eligible to purchase attendance credits only if the district has an effective attendance maintenance and operations tax rate equal to or greater than that necessary, when applied to a tax base equal to the equalized wealth level, to provide the cost of an accredited education for one student. 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 Sections 41.091 and 41.093, Education Code, as follows: Sec. 41.091. DEFINITION; COST OF ACCREDITED EDUCATION. Defines "accredited education." Provides that the annual cost of an accredited education is $3,500 for each student in weighted average daily attendance. Sec. 41.0911. AGREEMENT. Creates section and subsection from existing text. Provides that a school district is eligible to purchase attendance credits only if the district has an effective maintenance and operations tax rate equal to or greater than that necessary, when applied to a tax base equal to the equalized wealth level, to provide the cost of an accredited education for one student. Sec. 41.093. COST. Provides that the cost of each credit is an amount equal to the cost of an accredited education, rather than using the existing formula. SECTION 2.Makes application of this Act prospective beginning with the 1999-2000 school year. SECTION 3.Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage.