HBA-SEB H.B. 3586 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3586
By: Flores
Public Education
4/20/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, certain nepotism prohibitions apply to public officials.  H.B.
3586 provides that those nepotism prohibitions do not apply to an
appointment or employment of a person by a school district if the person
was previously employed by the district for at least five years before the
election or appointment of the public official to whom the person is
related in a prohibited degree. 

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 573.061, Government Code, to provide that
Section 573.041 (Prohibition Applicable to Public Official) does not apply
to an appointment or employment of a person by a school district if the
person was previously employed by the district for at least five years
before the election or appointment of the public official to whom the
person is related in a prohibited degree. 

SECTION 2.  Makes application of this Act prospective.

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