78S40121(1) CAS


By:  Madden                                                       H.B. No. 11 



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to standards adopted by the commissioner of education for 
adequacy of public school facilities.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 46.008, Education Code, is amended to 
read as follows:   
	Sec. 46.008.  STANDARDS.  The commissioner shall establish 
standards for adequacy of school facilities.  The standards must 
include requirements related to [space,] educational adequacy[,] 
and construction quality.  The standards may not include 
requirements related to space or square footage for a facility or 
any part of a facility.  All new facilities [constructed after 
September 1, 1998,] must meet the standards to be eligible to be 
financed with state or local tax funds.
	SECTION 2.  A public school facility whose construction 
begins on or after the effective date of this Act is not required to 
meet requirements related to space established by the commissioner 
of education under Section 46.008, Education Code, as that 
provision existed before amendment by this Act.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the 
legislative session.