SRC-ARR S.B. 293 76(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 293
76R3994 CAS-DBy: Harris
Education
2/10/1999
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, Texas law uses the term "educationally disadvantaged" to refer
to students eligible to participate  in the national free or reduced-price
lunch program. Teacher and parents think the term refers to students who
have learning disabilities. S.B. 293 would change the term  to
"economically disadvantage" throughout the Education Code. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 293 revises certain statutory terminology used to
describe certain disadvantaged public school students. 

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 5.001(4), Education Code, to define "economically
disadvantaged," rather than "educationally disadvantaged."  

SECTION 2. Amends Section 11.158(c) Education Code, to authorizes students
to be required to furnish personnel and consumable items, except that
students who are economically, rather than educationally, disadvantaged may
be required to furnish only school uniforms. 

SECTION 3. Amends Section 11.162(b), Education Code, to make a conforming
change. 

SECTION 4. Amends Section 29.153(b), Education Code, to make a conforming
change. 

SECTION 5. Amends Section 33.053(b), Education Code, to make a conforming
change. 

SECTION 6. Amends Section 33.054(d), Education Code, to make a conforming
change. 

SECTION 7. Amends Section 33.903(h), Education Code, to make a conforming
change.  

SECTION 8. Amends Sections 42.152(a),(b) and (p), Education Code, to make
conforming changes. 

SECTION 9. Emergency clause.
                      Effective date: upon passage.