BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 1336

By: Leach

Public Education

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Interested parties contend that a school district's annual financial management report lacks a description of the district's total expenses related to administering state-mandated assessments. H.B. 1336 seeks to provide for a description of such expenses in public school district financial reporting.

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. 1336 amends the Education Code to include a description of a public school district's total expenses related to administering certain statewide standardized tests among the required content in the district's annual financial management report.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2017.