HBA-SEP H.B. 1470 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1470
By: Dunnam
Public Education
4/30/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law requires each school district to use the essential knowledge
and skills identified by the State Board of Education as guidelines in
providing instruction in enrichment curriculum.  This may not promote a
level and fair standard of teaching enrichment curriculum across Texas.
House Bill 1470 provides that each district must, as a condition of
accreditation, provide instruction in essential knowledge and skills at
appropriate grade levels. 

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 1470 amends the Education Code to provide that each school
district must, as a condition of accreditation, provide instruction in
essential knowledge and skills at appropriate grade levels, except as
provided by provisions regarding human sexuality instruction.  The bill
removes the requirement that each district use the essential knowledge and
skills identified by the State Board of Education as guidelines in
providing instruction in enrichment curriculum.   

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001. The Act applies beginning with the
2001-2002 school year.