BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center	H.B. 3011
86R11959 KJE-D	By: Turner, Chris (Powell)
	Higher Education
	5/14/2019
	Engrossed

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

H.B. 3011 amends current law relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to provide to a school district certain information used in determining academic accountability ratings for the 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 Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Education Code, by adding Section 39.059, as follows:

Sec. 39.059. DATA TRANSPARENCY. (a) Defines, for purposes of this section, "coordinating board" to mean the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) and "institution of higher education."

(b) Requires THECB, before the initial release of academic accountability ratings for a school year, to provide to each school district a copy of all source data as submitted to THECB by an institution of higher education that THECB provides to the Texas Education Agency to consider in:

(1) determining the district's accreditation status under Section 39.052 (Determination of Accreditation Status or Performance Rating); or

(2) assigning performance ratings for the district or the district's campuses under Section 39.054 (Methods and Standards For Evaluating Performance).

SECTION 2. Provides that this Act applies beginning with the 2019�2020 school year.

SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 2019.