HBA-RAR H.B. 441 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 441
By: Walker
Public Education
4/17/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, nepotism prohibitions apply to school districts
regardless of size.  However, small school districts in Texas are likely to
have many residents who are related to each other.  When such a school
district cannot hire a person who is related to a current employee, much of
the population may become ineligible for employment.  H.B. 441 provides
that existing nepotism prohibitions do not apply to the appointment or
employment of a person by a school district  that has an enrollment of less
than 600 students.  

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, Government Code (Prohibition Applicable to Public Official) does
not apply to an appointment or employment of a person by a school district
that has an enrollment of less than 600 students. (Chapter 573, Government
Code, concerns nepotism prohibitions.) 

SECTION 2.  Makes application of this Act prospective.

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