BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 3106

By: Huberty

Public Education

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

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.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

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

H.B. 3106 amends the Education Code to authorize the commissioner of education to extend the authority of the board of managers of a school district, if the commissioner has appointed such a board of managers for the district on the basis of the district's accreditation status of accredited-warned or accredited-probation or its failure to satisfy an applicable academic or financial accountability standard or another reason relating to the district's underperformance, for a period of up to two additional years if, before the second anniversary of the date the board of managers was appointed, the commissioner determines that insufficient progress has been made toward improving the district's academic or financial performance.

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2015.