BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center                                                                                                 C.S.S.B. 443

80R16561 SLO-D                                                                                                         By: Hinojosa

Criminal Justice

4/26/2007

Committee Report (Substituted)

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

Current statute authorizes school boards to adopt rules preserving safety and welfare of students, employees, and property within the school district, and provides that a violation of such a rule is a Class C misdemeanor.

C.S.S.B. 443 repeals Section 37.102(c), Education Code, which contains the penalty for a violation of a district policy adopted under Section 37.102.

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 37.102(c) (relating to a penalty for certain traffic violations on a school district's property), Education Code.

SECTION 2.  Amends the heading to Section 37.102, Education Code, to read as follows:

Sec. 37.102. RULES.

SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 2007.