By Shapleigh S.B. No. 1260
77R9089 JJT-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the authority of the comptroller to conduct performance
1-3 reviews of general academic teaching institutions.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 403.020, Government Code, is amended to
1-6 read as follows:
1-7 Sec. 403.020. PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND
1-8 GENERAL ACADEMIC TEACHING INSTITUTIONS. (a) In this section,
1-9 "general academic teaching institution" has the meaning assigned by
1-10 Section 61.003, Education Code.
1-11 (b) The comptroller may periodically review the
1-12 effectiveness and efficiency of the budgets and operations of:
1-13 (1) school districts; and
1-14 (2) general academic teaching institutions.
1-15 (c) A review of a school district may be initiated by the
1-16 comptroller or by the request of the [school] district. A review of
1-17 a general academic teaching institution may be initiated by the
1-18 comptroller, by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, or
1-19 by the request of the institution.
1-20 (d) A review may be initiated by a school district only by
1-21 resolution adopted by a majority of the members of the board of
1-22 trustees of the district. A review may be initiated by a general
1-23 academic teaching institution only at the request of the president
1-24 of the institution or by a resolution adopted by a majority of the
2-1 governing board of the institution.
2-2 (e) [(b)] If a review is initiated by the school district or
2-3 general academic teaching institution, the district or institution
2-4 shall pay 25 percent of the cost incurred in conducting the review.
2-5 (f) A review of a general academic teaching institution
2-6 under this section must include review of the institution's:
2-7 (1) fiscal operations;
2-8 (2) management;
2-9 (3) student services; and
2-10 (4) curriculum.
2-11 (g) [(c)] The comptroller shall:
2-12 (1) prepare a report showing the results of each
2-13 review conducted under this section;
2-14 (2) file the report with:
2-15 (A) the school district or general academic
2-16 teaching institution that is the subject of the report;
2-17 (B) [,] the governor;
2-18 (C) [,] the lieutenant governor;
2-19 (D) [,] the speaker of the house of
2-20 representatives;
2-21 (E) [,] the chairs of the standing committees of
2-22 the senate and of the house of representatives with jurisdiction
2-23 over public education;
2-24 (F) the commissioner of higher education, if a
2-25 general academic teaching institution is the subject of the report;
2-26 [,] and
2-27 (G) the commissioner of education, if a school
3-1 district is the subject of the report; and
3-2 (3) make the entire report and a summary of the report
3-3 available to the public on the Internet.
3-4 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
3-5 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
3-6 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
3-7 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
3-8 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.