BILL ANALYSIS

 

 

                                                                                                                                            S.B. 1133

                                                                                                                                            By: Eltife

                                                                                                                                       State Affairs

                                                                                                       Committee Report (Unamended)

 

 

 

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

 

Currently, Section 552.126, Government Code requires school districts to disclose the name or names of finalists for the superintendent position at least 21 days prior to the school board's final vote.  Though there has been compliance, confusion exists with regard to which candidates should be considered finalists for purposes of disclosure.

 

As proposed, S.B. 1133 provides that a finalist is a candidate who is formally interviewed by the school board in the final round of interviews.

 

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

 

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 552.126, Government Code, as follows:

 

Sec. 552.126.  EXCEPTION: NAME OF APPLICANT FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.  (a) Creates this subsection from existing text.

 

(b) Provides that, for purposes of this section, a person is considered to be a finalist for the position of superintendent of a public school district if the person was formally interviewed by the board of trustees in the final round of interviews for the position.

 

SECTION 2.  Makes application of this Act prospective.

 

SECTION 3.  Effective date: September 1, 2007.

 

EFFECTIVE DATE

 

September 1, 2007.