SRC-ARR S.B. 911 76(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 911
76R7464 CAS-DBy: Shapleigh
Education
4/19/1999
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, Texas law leaves discretion with the commissioner of education
(commissioner) to take certain actions with regard to a public school
campus which is determined to be low-performing. S.B. 911 would require the
commissioner to take one or more actions in regard to a campus which is
determined to be low-performing and would continue to allow the
commissioner discretion in choosing to appoint a board of managers or to
order closure of the school program on that campus. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 911 requires certain sanctions to be imposed on
low-performing public school campuses. 

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 39.131, Education Code, by amending Subsection
(b) and adding Subsections (b-1) and (b-2), to require, rather than
authorize, the commissioner of education (commissioner) to take one or more
of certain actions, if a public school campus performance is below any
standard under Section 39.073(b). Authorizes the commissioner to appoint a
board of managers composed of residents of the school district to exercise
the powers and duties of the board of trustees of the district in relation
to the campus, if a campus has been a low-performing campus for period of
one year or more. Makes a conforming change. 

SECTION 2. Emergency clause.
                      Effective date: upon passage.