HBA-MPM H.B. 1553 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1553
By: Reyna, Arthur
Public Education
3/26/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, when a school district suspends or expels a student as a result
of conduct that merits the student being placed in an alternative education
program (program), the student may be unsupervised while awaiting
enrollment in the program.  House Bill 1553 requires the district to
provide supervision during school hours of a suspended or expelled student
until the student begins attendance in the program. 

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. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 1553 amends the Education Code to require a school district
(district) that proposes to place a student in an alternative education
program or that expels a student who may be required to attend a juvenile
justice alternative education program to provide supervision of the student
during regular school hours until the date which the student is required to
begin attendance in such a program.  The district is authorized to provide
the supervision through in-school suspension or another appropriate
arrangement. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001. The Act applies beginning with the
2001-2002 school year.