78R8619 BDH-D

By:  Pitts                                                        H.B. No. 3170



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to funding for core services provided by regional 
education service centers.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 8.051(d), Education Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
	(d)  Each regional education service center may [shall] 
maintain core services for purchase by school districts and 
campuses.  The core services are:
		(1)  training and assistance in teaching each subject 
area assessed under Section 39.023;
		(2)  training and assistance in providing each program 
that qualifies for a funding allotment under Section 42.151, 
42.152, 42.153, or 42.156;
		(3)  assistance specifically designed for a school 
district rated academically unacceptable under Section 39.072(a) 
or a campus whose performance is considered unacceptable based on 
the indicators adopted under Section 39.051;
		(4)  training and assistance to teachers, 
administrators, members of district boards of trustees, and members 
of site-based decision-making committees;
		(5)  assistance specifically designed for a school 
district that is considered out of compliance with state or federal 
special education requirements, based on the agency's most recent 
compliance review of the district's special education programs; and
		(6)  assistance in complying with state laws and rules.                       
	SECTION 2.  Sections 8.051(a) and 8.121, Education Code, are 
repealed.       
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.