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.