S.B. 437 78(R) BILL ANALYSIS S.B. 437 By: Lindsay Higher Education Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, Texas law does not include Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (ISD) in the North Harris Montgomery Community College District (NHMCCD) service area. Through an election held in August 2000, Cypress-Fairbank ISD was added to the NHMCCD service area. As proposed, S.B. 437 codifies the election result to include Cypress-Fairbanks ISD in the service area of NHMCCD. 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 SB 437 amends Section 130.191, Education Code, to expand the service area of the North Harris Montgomery Community College District to include Cyrpress-Fairbanks Independent School District. EFFECTIVE DATE 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 September 1, 2003.