HBA-MPM H.B. 1740 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1740 By: Salinas Public Education 3/5/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, there is no system in place to encourage individual school districts and campuses to establish a uniform system of time management for classroom teachers. Because teachers are increasingly engaged in activities during the school day that are not directly related to classroom teaching (paperwork, etc.), effective time management may allow them to maximize the time they do spend in the classroom. H.B. authorizes the commissioner of education (commissioner) to develop and implement a program to evaluate and reward school districts for time-management improvement programs, and requires districts and campuses to develop such programs. Furthermore, it authorizes the commissioner to provide monetary awards to these school districts from appropriated monies. 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 Subchapter C, Chapter 7, Education Code, by adding Section 7.058, as follows: Sec. 7.058. TIME-MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT AWARDS. (a) Authorizes the commissioner of education (commissioner) to develop and implement a program to evaluate and reward school districts (districts) and school campuses (campuses) for time-management improvement plans developed under Section 21.404(b) (Planning and Preparation Time), Education Code. (b) Authorizes a district- or campus-level planning and decision-making committee under Subchapter F (District-Level and Site-Based Decision-Making), Chapter 11 (School Districts), Education Code, to nominate a district or campus for an award. Requires the committee to use the procedure and form prescribed by the commissioner in doing so. (c) Authorizes the commissioner to use no more than $25 million each year from funds appropriated for that purpose to distribute to districts and campuses that have earned awards under this section. SECTION 2. Amends Section 21.404, Education Code, as follows: Sec. 21.404. New title: PLANNING AND PREPARATION. Deletes "time" from title. Creates Subsection (a) from existing text. Requires the district and campus administrators of each district, in collaboration with the appropriate district- or campus-level planning and decision-making committees prescribed under Subchapter F, Chapter 11, to develop a plan to increase the amount of time available during a teacher's regular work day for preparation and collaboration with other teachers through the use of certain strategies. SECTION 3. Makes Section 21.404, Education Code, as amended by this Act applicable beginning with the 1999-2000 school year. Requires the commissioner to implement a time-management improvement plan award program as required by Section 7.058, Education Code, as added by this Act, no later than September 1, 2000. SECTION 4.Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage.