BILL ANALYSIS
By: Van Arsdale
Committee Report (Substituted)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Currently, a school district must pay an Administrative fee to a county when they are holding a joint-election
C.S.H.B. 2250 exempts school districts located entirely within Harris County from being charged more than 1.5 times the cost of the most recent general election for trustees that the district held as a separate election.
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
C.S.H.B. 2250 amends the Education Code by exempting school districts located entirely within a county with a population of more than three million from being charged more than 1.5 times the cost of the most recent general election for trustees that the district held as a separate election.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Upon passage, or, if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act takes effect September 1, 2007.
COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE
The difference between C.S.H.B. 2250 and H.B. 2250 lie in SECTION 1. C.S.H.B. 2250 applies this Act to a school district located entirely within a county of more than three million instead of statewide. Also, instead of waving all fees, this bill limits the fee to not more than 1.5 times the cost of the most recent general election for trustees that the district held as a separate election.