HBA-RBT H.B. 237 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 237
By: Krusee
Public Education
2/10/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, a person desiring to file a complaint with the Texas Education
Agency is required to give personal information such as name, telephone
number and address.  If the person wishes to remain anonymous and not
submit personal information, the person is informed that the agency has a
policy of not accepting anonymous complaints.  H.B. 237 requires the agency
to accept, record and investigate anonymous complaints, and prohibits the
agency from denying a complaint solely because it was filed anonymously. 

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 B, Chapter 7, Education Code, by adding
Section 7.025, as follows: 

Sec.  7.025.  ANONYMOUS COMPLAINTS.  Authorizes a person to file an
anonymous complaint with the Texas Education Agency and prohibits the
agency from refusing to record and investigate the complaint solely because
it was filed anonymously. 

SECTION 2.  Emergency clause.
            Effective date: upon passage.