HBA-MPM H.B. 729 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 729
By: Gutierrez
Public Education
4/2/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, teachers, librarians, counselors, and nurses employed by public
schools in Texas are required to work a specified number of days determined
by the school district  board.  These individuals may be obligated to work
more days than are required in state law.  However, they may not be
correspondingly reimbursed for the extra days they work.  House Bill 729
provides a formula for determining the minimum salary of a teacher and
full-time librarian, counselor, or nurse who works more than the minimum
number of days of service required by state law. 

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. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 729 amends the Education Code to provide a formula to determine
the minimum monthly salary of a classroom teacher, full-time librarian,
full-time counselor, or full-time school nurse employed by a school
district that requires more than the minimum number of days of service
required by state law.  The bill provides that the salary is the standard
minimum monthly salary multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is
the number of days of required service plus the additional number of days
required by the district, and the denominator of which is the minimum
number of days of required service. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001. The Act applies beginning with the
2000-2001 school year.