HBA-MPM H.B. 1113 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1113
By: Farabee
Public Education
4/20/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law does not prohibit a company or organization from distributing
to, selling to, or grading the same assessment instrument form for a school
district for more than a certain number of concurrent school years.  H.B.
1133 prohibits a company or organization from distributing to, selling to,
or grading for the same school district, the same assessment instrument
form for more than six school years, rather than three school years, and
prohibits a district from using the same assessment instrument form for
more than six years, rather than three years. 

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 Section 39.032(a), Education Code, to prohibit a company
or organization from distributing to, selling to, or grading for the same
school district, the same assessment instrument form for more than six
school years, rather than three school years.  Prohibits a district from
using the same assessment instrument form for more than six years, rather
than three years. 

SECTION 2.  Provides that this Act applies beginning with the 1999-2000
school year. 

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.