BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center                                                                                                        S.B. 969

79R2656 SLO-D                                                                                                     By: West, Royce

Education

4/25/2005

As Filed

AUTHOR'S/SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

Current law requires a school district to invite a representative of a juvenile justice alternative education program (JJAEP) to be present at a hearing to place a child with a disability who may be expelled from a school into a JJAEP.

Current law additionally allows for the JJAEP administrator to provide written notice to a school district if the administrator is concerned that a student's educational or behavioral needs cannot be met.  Furthermore, upon receipt of the notice the school district is required to convene an admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) committee to reconsider the student's placement in the program.

This provision of the law expires September 1, 2005.  As proposed, S.B. 969 eliminates 37.004(g), which contains the expiration date.

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.  Repealer: Section 37.004(g) (pertaining to Subsections (e) and (f) expiring September 1, 2005), Education Code.

SECTION 2.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2005.