HBA-ALS H.B. 1030 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1030 By: Hawley State Affairs 3/11/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, school board advisory committee meetings are not exempt from the Open Meetings Act. This is the case even if the committee consists of less than a quorum, acts in an advisory capacity only, and exercises no control over the board of trustees of a school district. The purpose of this bill is to exempt from open meetings requirements a school board advisory committee that consists of less than a quorum and exercises no control or authority of the board of trustees. H.B.1030 includes a session of a governmental body within the term "meeting," and excludes a committee quorum, a subcommittee quorum, or certain entities created within a school district for advisory purposes only. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends 551.001(4), Government Code, to include a session of a governmental body within the term "meeting." Provides that the term "meeting" does not include a deliberation between: _ a quorum of a committee, _ a quorum of a subcommittee, or _ any similar entity created within a school district and consisting of less than a quorum of the trustees of the district, if the entity is created for advisory purposes only and does not supervise, control, or exercise any authority of the board of trustees or take any formal action. Deletes language providing that the term includes a session of a governmental body. Makes nonsubstantive changes. SECTION 2. Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage.