SEB S.B. 858 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 858
By: Shapleigh
Public Education
4/26/1999
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law requires a school district to give written notice of a
student's performance in each class or subject to the student's parent at
least once every twelve weeks.  S.B. 858 requires the board of trustees of
each school district to adopt a policy that requires the district to notify
a student's parents at least once every three weeks if a student's
performance in a required foundation curriculum subject is consistently
unsatisfactory. 

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 Sections 28.022(a) and (b), Education Code, to require
the board of trustees of each school district to adopt a policy that
requires the district, at least once every three weeks, to give written
notice of a student's performance in a required foundation curriculum
subject to the student's parent if the student's performance in that
subject is consistently unsatisfactory, as determined by the district.
Makes conforming changes. 

SECTION 2.  Makes application of this Act prospective to the 1999-2000
school year. 

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