HBA-MSH H.B. 3463 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3463 By: Smith Public Education 4/23/2001 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, it is an offense to disclose to a member of the public a certified agenda or tape recording of a meeting that was lawfully closed to the public. School boards often hear grievances in closed meetings. On an appeal to the commissioner of education, a school district is required to provide records of the hearings. This may be a violation of law pertaining to closed meetings. House Bill 3463 authorizes a school district to disclose records to the commissioner of education and provides that such disclosure is not a violation of law. 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 3463 amends the Education Code to authorize a public school district to disclose to the commissioner of education (commissioner) a record relating to an appeal to the commissioner, including a record of a local hearing. The bill provides that these disclosures are not in violation of provisions relating to lawfully closed meetings. EFFECTIVE DATE On passage.