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Committee:	House Public Education
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	To the speaker and members of the Texas House of Representatives, 68th Legislature : report / of the Committee on Public Education, Texas House of Representatives, 67th Legislature.
Subjects:	Education Service Centers | Educational tests | Low-income students | Migrant labor | Public schools | State agency budgets | State agency performance measures | Teacher retirement | Teacher Retirement System of Texas | Teachers |
Library Call Number:	L1836.67 ed83p
Session:	67th R.S. (1981)
Online version:	View report [102 pages  File size: 2,903 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Examine the mutual responsibility of provisions of enforcement of employment contracts in public schools.
2.	Investigate and determine the need for current federal regulations relating to the testing of migrant students in Texas. Specifically address the question of whether federal dollars are being used to promote the principal goal and objective of teaching rather than testing.
3.	Oversight functions shall be conducted for all appropriations-related actions of those agencies assigned to this committee during the 67th Regular Session of the Legislature. In addition, a study should be made of the impact of any federal cuts, and the differences in the operational aspect of the agencies under block vs. categorical grants. Close scrutiny should be given to each agency to ascertain if legislative intent is being carried out in the rules promulgated by the agency and if the rules are feasible and practical in their application. These agencies include: State Board of Education Central Education Agency School for the Blind School for the Deaf Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education
4.	Study the effect of unified reporting formats and governance structure in regards to Regional Education Service Centers.
5.	Study the use of state funds for retirement contributions for the salary of public employees who are paid from other than with state funds.

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