HBA-MPM H.B. 1685 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1685 By: Williams Public Education 4/20/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE H.B. 1685 provides that a school district's wealth per student is reduced if that district has had substantial student enrollment growth in the preceding five-year period. Furthermore, this bill provides certain formulas for determining the rate at which a district's wealth per student is reduced, based on the district's growth rate. 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 46.006, Education Code, as follows: Sec. 46.006. SHORTAGE OR EXCESS OF FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR NEW PROJECTS. (a) Makes no changes. (b) Provides that a school district's (district) wealth per student is reduced if a district has had substantial student enrollment growth in the preceding five-year period. Provides that the reduction is in addition to any reduction made because the district did not receive assistance under Subsection (a), which applies when the appropriations for new projects total less than the annual entitlement for districts applying for state assistance, and is computed after the district's wealth per student is reduced, if applicable. Provides that a district's wealth per student is reduced: (1) by five percent, if the district has an enrollment growth rate in that period that is 10 percent or more but less than 15 percent; (2) by 10 percent, if the district has an enrollment growth rate that is 15 percent or more but less than 30 percent; or (3) by 15 percent, if the district has an enrollment growth rate that is more than 30 percent. (c) Redesignated from existing Subsection (b). (d) Redesignated from existing Subsection (c). (e) Redesignated from existing Subsection (d). SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.