86R2688 CAE-D
 
  By: Swanson H.B. No. 4626
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to providing for the review of certain county departments
  of education by the Sunset Advisory Commission.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  (a)  The county department of education in a
  county with a population of 3.3 million or more according to the
  most recent federal decennial census is subject to review under
  Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), as if the
  department were a state agency, but the department may not be
  abolished under that chapter.  The review shall be conducted as if
  the department were scheduled to be abolished September 1, 2021.
         (b)  The review must assess the department's governance,
  management, and operating structure, and the department's
  compliance with legislative requirements.
         (c)  The department shall pay the cost incurred by the Sunset
  Advisory Commission in performing a review of the department under
  this section.  The Sunset Advisory Commission shall determine the
  cost, and the department shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of
  a statement from the Sunset Advisory Commission detailing the cost.
         (d)  This Act expires September 1, 2023.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.