C.S.H.B. 1169 78(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


C.S.H.B. 1169
By: Madden
Public Education
Committee Report (Substituted)



BACKGROUND

Under current law, the commissioner of education is required to develop
job descriptions and evaluation forms for counselors in consultation with
the state counselors' association. The commissioner lacks similar control
over the job description of other employee classifications over which the
district has discretion. 
     

PURPOSE

The purpose of C.S.H.B. 1169 is to place local control over a position
established at the discretion of the local school district. The bill
provides that a school district's use of the school counselor job
description and evaluation form developed by the commissioner is optional. 


RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or
institution.  


ANALYSIS

C.S.H.B. 1169 amends the Education Code by requiring the commissioner of
education (commissioner) to develop a job description and an evaluation
form for optional use by school districts in evaluating school counselors.
The bill authorizes the board of trustees of a school district to use the
job description and evaluation form developed by the commissioner. 


EFFECTIVE DATE

Upon passage, or, if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2003. 


COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE

C.S.H.B. 1169 modifies the original version by reinstating the provision
that requires the commissioner to consult with state guidance counselor
associations in the development and modification of the job description
and the evaluation form.