HBA-MPM C.S.S.B. 724 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisC.S.S.B. 724 By: Zaffirini Public Education 5/21/1999 Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, Texas offers certain statewide programs for teacher continuing education that are targeted at specific groups. C.S.S.B. 724 authorizes a regional education service center to contract with a public or private entity for services under this subchapter (Powers and Duties), including the provision of continuing education courses and programs for educators. 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 8.053, Education Code, to authorize a regional education service center to contract with a public or private entity for services under this subchapter (Powers and Duties), including the provision of continuing education courses and programs for educators. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 3. Emergency clause. COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE C.S.S.B. 724 modifies the original by deleting SECTION 1 (proposed Section 21.0541, Education Code) which authorized a regional education service center to contract with a public or private entity, for the provision of continuing education courses and programs that fulfill the educator's continuing education requirements, and provided relevant conditions. C.S.S.B. 724 modifies the original by deleting SECTION 2 (proposed Section 61.051(s), Education Code) which required the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to adopt rules requiring institutions of higher education to give credit as higher education course work to a continuing education course or program provided under Section 21.0541, Education Code. C.S.S.B. 724 modifies the original by adding a new SECTION 1, amending Section 8.053, Education Code. For a more complete analysis of this section please see the Section-by-Section Analysis of this bill. C.S.S.B. 724 modifies the original by redesignating SECTION 3 (effective date) and SECTION 4 (emergency clause) as SECTIONS 2 and 3 of the substitute.