HBA-JRA H.B. 711 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 711
By: Krusee
Public Education
4/17/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the State Board of Education is authorized to grant no more than
100 charters for openenrollment charter schools.  The board is authorized
to grant additional charters for students who are considered "at risk."
H.B. 711 authorizes the board to provide additional charter schools for
students who reside in a school district that ranks in the lowest third for
student performance on assessment instruments adopted by the Texas
Education Agency. 

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 12.1011(a), Education Code, to authorize the
State Board of Education to grant additional charters, in accordance with
this subchapter, for open-enrollment charter schools that will serve only
students who reside in school districts that rank in the lowest third for
student performance on assessment instruments administered under Section
39.023 (Adoption and Administration of Instruments) for the school year
preceding the year  the charter is granted.  Makes conforming changes. 

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