BILL ANALYSIS

 

 

Senate Research Center	H.B. 2210
86R21166 SRS-D	By: Bell, Keith et al. (Powell)
	Education
	5/13/2019
	Engrossed

 

 

 

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

There are concerns that, unlike students in other types of residential facilities, the performance of a student receiving residential services in a state hospital is being counted against the school district in which the hospital is located for public school accountability purposes. H.B. 2210 seeks to address these concerns by excluding certain students receiving residential services in a state hospital from consideration for those purposes.

 

H.B. 2210 amends current law relating to the consideration for public school accountability purposes of certain students receiving residential services in state hospitals.

 

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 C, Chapter 39, Education Code, by adding Section 39.0552, as follows:

 

Sec. 39.0552. CERTAIN STUDENTS RECEIVING RESIDENTIAL SERVICES IN STATE HOSPITALS NOT CONSIDERED FOR ACCOUNTABILITY PURPOSES. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of this code, in determining the performance of a school district or campus under this chapter (Public School System Accountability), a student receiving residential services in a state hospital is not considered a student of the school district or campus in which the state hospital is physically located.

 

SECTION 2. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2019.