87R910 JES-D
 
  By: Toth H.B. No. 85
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to a study conducted by the Legislative Budget Board on the
  impact of federal educational mandates on school districts.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  STUDY OF IMPACT OF FEDERAL EDUCATIONAL MANDATES
  ON SCHOOL DISTRICTS. (a) In this section, "federal educational
  mandate" means a federal statutory provision or a rule or
  regulation adopted under that provision the implementation of which
  requires an expenditure by a school district that would not have
  been required in the absence of the statutory provision or the rule
  or regulation adopted under that provision.
         (b)  The Legislative Budget Board, in coordination with the
  Texas Education Agency, shall conduct a study regarding the effect
  of federal educational mandates on school districts. The study
  must include:
               (1)  a cost-benefit analysis on the impact of school
  district compliance with federal educational mandates, including a
  comparison of:
                     (A)  the direct and indirect costs incurred by a
  school district in complying with a federal educational mandate;
  and
                     (B)  the amount of funds received by the district
  or state from the federal government to comply with the mandate;
               (2)  a list of all federal educational mandates for
  which the federal government has not provided full payment or
  reimbursement that results in expenditures accrued by a school
  district or the state to comply with the federal educational
  mandate; and
               (3)  recommendations to reduce the burden of federal
  educational mandates on school districts.
         SECTION 2.  REPORT. Not later than December 31, 2022, the
  Legislative Budget Board shall deliver a report of the board's
  findings and recommendations to the legislature.
         SECTION 3.  EXPIRATION. This Act expires February 1, 2023.
         SECTION 4.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act takes effect
  immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members
  elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas
  Constitution.  If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for
  immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2021.