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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a task force on school district administrative |
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efficiency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 11, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 11.0031 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.0031. TASK FORCE ON ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCY. (a) |
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A task force shall be established to review and analyze agency data |
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collected from school districts on the costs of district |
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administrative services and to determine how school district |
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administration may be made more efficient through administrative |
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reorganization and consolidation. |
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(b) The task force shall be composed of seven members as |
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follows: |
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(1) three members appointed by the governor as |
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follows: |
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(A) a parent of a public school student in this |
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state; |
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(B) a business person with professional |
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experience relating to reorganization and modernization of a |
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private or public organization; and |
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(C) a retired superintendent of a school district |
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in this state; |
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(2) two members appointed by the lieutenant governor |
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as follows: |
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(A) a retired principal of a public school in |
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this state or a retired superintendent of a school district in this |
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state; and |
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(B) a person with not less than 10 years of |
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classroom teaching experience in a public school in this state; and |
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(3) two members appointed by the speaker of the house |
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of representatives as follows: |
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(A) a person employed by or otherwise associated |
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with an institution of higher education in this state who has an |
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academic degree or other background in economics, finance, |
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accounting, or business; and |
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(B) a person with professional experience |
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relating to reorganization and modernization of a private or public |
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organization or a retired superintendent of a school district in |
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this state. |
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(c) Appointments to the task force shall be made not later |
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than October 1, 2011. |
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(d) The first meeting of the task force shall be held not |
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later than November 1, 2011, at the call of the governor. At that |
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meeting, the members shall elect a presiding officer from among the |
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members. |
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(e) After the first meeting, meetings of the task force |
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shall be at the call of the presiding officer as necessary to |
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accomplish the goals of the task force. |
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(f) If a vacancy occurs on the task force, the vacancy shall |
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be filled in the same manner as the initial appointment. |
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(g) The agency, the house of representatives, and the senate |
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shall provide staff support for the task force. |
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(h) A member of the task force is not entitled to |
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compensation for service on the task force but is entitled to |
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reimbursement for travel expenses as provided by Chapter 660, |
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Government Code, and the General Appropriations Act. |
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(i) Not later than December 1, 2012, the task force shall |
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submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the |
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house of representatives, and the presiding officer of each |
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legislative standing committee with primary jurisdiction over |
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primary and secondary education or state fiscal appropriations |
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recommendations concerning how school district administration may |
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be made more efficient through administrative reorganization and |
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consolidation. |
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(j) This section expires January 1, 2013. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |