HBA-RAR H.B. 613 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 613
By: George
Public Education
2/8/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, school districts are prohibited from exceeding a determined
amount of wealth per student. H.B. 613 increases the base amount of wealth
per student for the bienniums starting September 1, 1999, 2001, and 2003. 

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 41.002(a), Education Code, to prohibit a school
district from having a wealth per student that exceeds $450,000, rather
than $280,000. 

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 41.002(a), Education Code, to prohibit a school
district from having a wealth per student that exceeds $650,000, rather
than $280,000, effective September 1, 2001.  

SECTION 3.  Amends Section 41.002(a), Education Code, to prohibit a school
district from having a wealth per student that exceeds $850,000, rather
than $280,000, effective September 1, 2003. 

SECTION 4.  Effective date: September 1, 1999, except as otherwise provided
by this Act. 

SECTION 5.  Emergency clause.