HBA-LCA H.B. 3551 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3551
By: Giddings
Public Education
4/9/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

The "Read to Succeed" program was established to assist the state in
accomplishing its goal of having every child reading at grade level by the
third grade.  To raise money for literacy efforts, a specialized "Read to
Succeed" license plate was created.  H.B. 3551 requires proceeds from the
sale of "Read to Succeed" license plates to be used to purchase books for
deficient public school libraries. 

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 Subchapter F, Chapter 502.292(e), Transportation Code,
to require the Department of Transportation to deposit fees collected under
Subsection (c)(2), Section 502.292, Transportation Code (Read to Succeed),
in the "Read to Succeed" account of the general revenue fund.  Provides
that money in that account may only be used for the provision of
educational materials for public school libraries, rather than to
supplement appropriated funds in implementing the requirements under
Section 28.006, Education Code (Reading Diagnosis). 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.