House Committee on Education - 63rd R.S. (1973)

Committee:	House Education
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	A time for change towards quality and equality : report of the House Education Committee.
Subjects:	Educational accountability | Educational adequacy | School finance | Tax administration |
Library Call Number:	L1836.63 ed832
Session:	63rd R.S. (1973)
Online version:	View report [40 pages  File size: 3,906 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Prepare, polish and refine HB 946, 63rd Legislature, Regular Session, and have it ready for legislative action no later than September 15, 1973.
2.	Study the current school finance system in Texas. Evaluate school district organization, student performance, personnel policies, revenues, expenditures, salary levels and enrichment. *
3.	Develop a method of measuring the wealth of school districts and evaluate tax assessment practices. *
4.	Develop recommendations for disbursement of funds, considering such questions as the proper student-teacher ratios, what supportive staff should be provided, the level of operation and maintenance costs necessary to maintain a proper educational atmosphere, the type and amount of transportation funds that should be provided, whether local leeway should be included, and the level of compensatory education. Establish methods for measuring the quality of education. *
Supporting documents
Committee:	House Education
Title:	Record Votes
Library Call Number:	LRL
Session:	63rd R.S. (1973)
Online version:	View document [4 pages]

* This represents an abstract of the report contents. Charge text is incomplete or unavailable.

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