By: Hochberg H.B. No. 2809
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the certification of school district financial
officers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 44, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 44.0012 to read as follows:
Section 44.0012. DISTRICT FINANCIAL OFFICER. (a) Except
as provided by subsection (b), the district employee responsible
for the fiscal management of the school district shall complete a
professional certification course that teaches professional
business practices and provides recognized standards of
professional competence for school business administrators,
officials, and specialists in the state of Texas.
(b) An employee who is a certified public accountant under
Chapter 901 of the Occupations Code is exempt from the requirements
of this section.
(c) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to
implement this section.
SECTION 2. No later than January 1, 2006, the Texas
Education Agency shall provide a list of approved certification
courses. A school district financial officer employed by a school
district on or before January 1, 2006 must complete the
certification course by July 1, 2005.
SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2006–2007
school year.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all 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, 2005.