SRC-TAG S.B. 476 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 476
78R1160 JRJ-DBy: Barrientos
Education
4/2/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, it is illegal for a person to engage in, aid, or recklessly
permit "hazing" at a public or private  high school or a public
post-secondary educational institution.  As proposed, S.B. 476 expands the
prohibition against hazing to include private post-secondary educational
institutions. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to
a state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 51.936, Education Code, by amending Subsections
(a) and (b) and adding Subsection (e), as follows: 

(a)  Provides that Chapter 37F applies to a postsecondary educational
institutions, rather than to hazing at an educational institution, under
this section in the same manner as that subchapter applies to a public or
private high school. 

 (b)  Defines "postsecondary educational institution."

(c)  Provides that Section 1.001(a) does not limit the application of this
section to postsecondary educational institutions supported in whole or
part by state tax funds. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2003.