BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 4270

By: Wu

Public Education

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

It has been noted that municipal management districts serve a valuable purpose within municipalities, often supplementing projects and services for which other funds are not available. It has been suggested that the types of services that these districts are allowed to provide and the eligibility to use funding for these services should be expanded, specifically to include the provision of public education‑related supplemental services. H.B. 4270 seeks to allow for this inclusion.

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. 4270 amends the Local Government Code to include the construction, acquisition, improvement, relocation, operation, maintenance, or provision of public education facilities and of special supplemental services for public education among the improvement projects or services a municipal management district may provide.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2019.