HBA-MPM H.B. 1419 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1419
By: Hinojosa
Public Education
4/15/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Some school districts in Texas have contracted with abolished county
education district (CED) boards for the transfer of delinquent tax on
property within their boundaries.  H.B. 1419 allows a component school
district of a CED to collect and use delinquent CED taxes on property
within the school district's boundaries. 

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 4.15(e), Chapter 347, Acts of the 73rd
Legislature, Regular Session, 1993, to provide that a component school
district of a county education district abolished by this Act is not
required to distribute taxes collected to the other component school
districts of the county education district or to report to the other
component districts or the commissioner of education with regard to the
amount of taxes collected.  Provides that the taxes referred to are imposed
on property in the school district by the county education district that
are delinquent.  Deletes text authorizing the district to collect and use
the taxes in the manner provided by rule of the commissioner of education.
Makes conforming changes. 

SECTION 2.  Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.