HBA-MPM S.B. 1352 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 1352
By: Barrientos
Public Education
4/26/1999
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law authorizes public junior colleges to enter into an agreement
with a school district to offer courses to high school students if the
course credit meets a student's academic requirements for graduation,
however, many courses offered by public junior colleges may benefit high
school students even if they are not required for graduation.  S.B. 1352
authorizes public junior colleges to enter into agreements with a school
district to offer high school students courses if the courses are not
required by the school district for graduation. 

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 130.008, Education Code, to authorize a public
junior college to offer a course in which a student attending a high school
operated by the school district may enroll and for which the student may
simultaneously receive course credit toward the student's high school
academic requirements and junior college course credit.  Deletes text
regarding course credit toward graduation.  

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999. 

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.