1-1 By: Shapleigh S.B. No. 1260
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed March 7, 2001; March 12, 2001, read
1-3 first time and referred to Committee on Education; April 17, 2001,
1-4 reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0;
1-5 April 17, 2001, sent to printer.)
1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-7 AN ACT
1-8 relating to the authority of the comptroller of public accounts to
1-9 conduct performance reviews of general academic teaching
1-10 institutions.
1-11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-12 SECTION 1. Section 403.020, Government Code, is amended to
1-13 read as follows:
1-14 Sec. 403.020. PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND
1-15 GENERAL ACADEMIC TEACHING INSTITUTIONS. (a) In this section,
1-16 "general academic teaching institution" has the meaning assigned by
1-17 Section 61.003, Education Code.
1-18 (b) The comptroller may periodically review the
1-19 effectiveness and efficiency of the budgets and operations of:
1-20 (1) school districts; and
1-21 (2) general academic teaching institutions.
1-22 (c) A review of a school district may be initiated by the
1-23 comptroller or by the request of the [school] district. A review
1-24 of a general academic teaching institution may be initiated by the
1-25 comptroller, by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, or
1-26 by the request of the institution.
1-27 (d) A review may be initiated by a school district only by
1-28 resolution adopted by a majority of the members of the board of
1-29 trustees of the district. A review may be initiated by a general
1-30 academic teaching institution only at the request of the president
1-31 of the institution or by a resolution adopted by a majority of the
1-32 governing board of the institution.
1-33 (e) [(b)] If a review is initiated by the school district or
1-34 general academic teaching institution, the district or institution
1-35 shall pay 25 percent of the cost incurred in conducting the review.
1-36 (f) A review of a general academic teaching institution
1-37 under this section must include review of the institution's:
1-38 (1) fiscal operations;
1-39 (2) management;
1-40 (3) student services; and
1-41 (4) curriculum.
1-42 (g) [(c)] The comptroller shall:
1-43 (1) prepare a report showing the results of each
1-44 review conducted under this section;
1-45 (2) file the report with:
1-46 (A) the school district or general academic
1-47 teaching institution that is the subject of the report;
1-48 (B) [,] the governor;
1-49 (C) [,] the lieutenant governor;
1-50 (D) [,] the speaker of the house of
1-51 representatives;
1-52 (E) [,] the chairs of the standing committees of
1-53 the senate and of the house of representatives with jurisdiction
1-54 over public education;
1-55 (F) the commissioner of higher education, if a
1-56 general academic teaching institution is the subject of the report;
1-57 [,] and
1-58 (G) the commissioner of education, if a school
1-59 district is the subject of the report; and
1-60 (3) make the entire report and a summary of the report
1-61 available to the public on the Internet.
1-62 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-63 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-64 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
2-1 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
2-2 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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