HBA-DMH H.B. 2707 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2707 By: Reyna, Arthur Public Education 4/12/2001 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, the Texas Education Agency makes grants to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to implement or expand kindergarten and prekindergarten classes for the purpose of operating an existing half-day kindergarten or prekindergarten program on a full-day basis. The grants are awarded to district and open-enrollment charter schools that have students who are performing substantially below average. House Bill 2707 provides that a prekindergarten class that previously received funding from a grant for the expansion of its operation to a full-day program may continue to operate on a full-day basis. 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 2707 amends the Education Code to provide that a prekindergarten class that previously received funding from a prekindergarten grant to expand its operation to a full-day period may continue to operate on a full-day basis under the Foundation School Program. EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act takes effect September 1, 2001.