HBA-JEK H.B. 1150 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1150
By: Raymond
Public Education
4/16/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law requires a child who is at least six years of age or who has
previously been enrolled in first grade to attend school.  House Bill 1150
requires a child who is at least five years of age on the first day of
September of the school year or who has previously been enrolled in
kindergarten to attend school. 

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. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 1150 amends the Education Code to require a child who is at
least five years old on the first day of September of the school year, or
who is younger than five years old and has previously been enrolled in
kindergarten, to attend school until the child's 18th birthday. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage.  The Act applies beginning with the 2001-2002 school year.