HBA-MPM H.B. 2464 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2464
By: Delisi
Public Education
4/21/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Parent involvement may be fundamental for a child's educational success.
This involvement entails schools helping families create home environments
conducive to learning.  H.B. 2464 modifies the Education Code to encourage
public school districts to increase and maintain their percentage rates of
parent-teacher conferences and authorizes the governor to present financial
awards to those schools or districts demonstrating the highest sustained
rate of parent-teacher conferences or the greatest improvement in rates of
parent-teacher conferences. 

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 F, Chapter 39, Education Code, by adding
Section 39.113, as follows: 

Sec. 39.113.  PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE AWARDS.  Authorizes the governor to
present a financial award to schools or districts that the commissioner of
education (commissioner) determines have demonstrated the highest sustained
rates of parent-teacher conferences or the greatest improvements in the
rates of parent-teacher conferences for each semester.  Entitles a school
or district to an amount set for the award for which it is selected by the
commissioner for each student in average daily attendance, subject to any
limitation set by the commissioner on the total amount that may be awarded.
Provides that an award under this section is subject to the use, funding,
and confidentiality requirements of an award under Subchapter E (Successful
School Awards), Chapter 39 (Public School System Accountability), Education
Code. 

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