BILL ANALYSIS
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AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
When a school district is found to be underperforming, interested parties note, the commissioner of education may elect to appoint a board of managers as a means of getting the district's performance back up to standards. The parties suggest that the period of time allowed for the authority of an appointed board of managers should be extended at the commissioner's discretion. H.B. 3106 seeks to provide for such an extension.
H.B. 3106 amends current law relating to the period of time allowed for appointment of a board of managers for a school district.
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 Section 39.112, Education Code, by amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (f), as follows:
(e) Requires the board of managers, except as otherwise provided by Subsection (f), at the direction of the commissioner of education (commissioner) but not later than the second anniversary of the date the board of managers of a district was appointed, to order an election of members of the district board of trustees.
(f) Authorizes the commissioner, if, before the second anniversary of the date the board of managers of a district was appointed, the commissioner determines that insufficient progress has been made toward improving the academic or financial performance of the district, to extend the authority of the board of managers for a period of up to two additional years.
SECTION 2. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2015.