HBA-SEB H.B. 277 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 277
By: Flores
Public Education
2/8/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, only classroom teachers and full-time librarians are entitled to
a 30-minute duty-free lunch.  H.B. 277 entitles all school employees to a
30-minute lunch, free from all school duties. 

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.  Transfers Section 21.405, Education Code, to Subchapter A,
Chapter 22, Education Code, and redesignates the section to Section 22.006,
and amends newly designated Section 22.006, Education Code, as follows: 

Sec. 22.006.  DUTY-FREE LUNCH.  Entitles each school district employee who
works in a school in the district, rather than only a classroom teacher or
full-time librarian, to at least a 30-minute lunch free from all school
duties, except during a personnel shortage, an extreme economic condition,
or an unavoidable or unforeseen circumstance.  Makes conforming and
nonsubstantive changes.  

SECTION 2.  Provides that this Act applies beginning with the 1999-2000
school year. 

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.
                       Effective date:  upon passage.