BILL ANALYSIS
Senate Research Center C.S.S.B. 2308
Committee Report (Substituted)
AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
Currently, there is no definition for the funds that come from vending machines and other sources specifically associated with a public school campus.
C.S.S.B. 2308 amends Education Code provisions relating to the use of discretionary funds raised by public school campuses.
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. Amends Subchapter Z, Chapter 44, Education Code, by adding Section 44.908, as follows:
Sec. 44.908. USE OF CAMPUS DISCRETIONARY FUNDS. (a) Defines "campus discretionary funds."
(b) Authorizes campus discretionary funds to be used only to directly benefit the general welfare and educational development and morale of students enrolled at the campus or to provide professional development for campus educators, including teachers, administrators, counselors, and librarians, that meets certain conditions.
(c) Provides that subject to Subsection (b), the board of trustees of the district has authority over the specific use of campus discretionary funds.
SECTION 2. Provides that Section 44.908, Education Code, as added by this Act, applies to any expenditure of campus discretionary funds that occurs on or after the effective date of this Act, regardless of the date on which the funds were raised.
SECTION 3. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2009.