HBA-RBT H.B. 268 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 268
By: Flores
Public Education
3/21/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the Texas Education Agency and school districts report campus
and district-wide class size averages.  Such averages may not provide the
public with an accurate accounting of actual class size among grade levels,
subject areas, and programs.  H.B. 268 requires school districts to report
the actual number of students enrolled per class by grade level, subject,
or special program to the Texas Education Agency, and for that information
to be included on the campus report card delivered to parents. 

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 25.112, Education Code, by adding Subsection
(e), as follows: 

(e) Requires each school district to report to the Texas Education Agency
the actual number of students enrolled in each class by grade level,
subject, and special program. 

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 39.052(b), Education Code, to require report
cards to include actual class sizes by grade level, subject, and special
program, rather than student/teacher ratios. 

SECTION 3.  Makes application of this Act prospective to the 1999-2000
school year. 

SECTION 4.  Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.