HBA-DMD H.B. 359 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 359
By: Wise
Public Education
4/11/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND & PURPOSE 

Currently, only school districts that contract with private entities in
order to provide prekindergarten programs are required to comply with all
applicable child-care licensing standards of the Department of Protective
and Regulatory Services (department). H.B. 359 provides that all school
district prekindergarten program must, at a minimum, comply with the
applicable child-care licensing standards of the department.  

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 29.153(g), Education Code, to delete the
provision which refers to a school district's contract with a private
entity for the operation of a prekindergarten program to provide that a
school district must comply with the child-care licensing standards adopted
by the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services under Section
42.042, Human Resources Code. 

SECTION 2. In accordance with Section 311.031(c), Government Code (Saving
Provisions), which gives effect to a substantive amendment enacted by the
same legislature that codifies the amended statute, this Act gives effect
to changes made by Chapter 920, Acts of the 74th Legislature, Regular
Session, 1995.  To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails over
another Act of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, relating to
nonsubstantive additions and corrections in enacted codes. 

SECTION 3.  Makes application of this Act prospective beginning with the
1999-2000 school year. 

SECTION 4.  Emergency clause. 
            Effective date:  upon passage.