HBA-JEK H.B. 1970 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1970
By: Uher
Public Education
3/26/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

A student may be expelled from school for certain serious offenses such as
the possession of a firearm, selling an illegal drug or an alcoholic
beverage, or abusing glue or aerosol paint on school property or at a
school-sponsored activity.  Current law does not include the possession or
use of a BB gun in the serious offenses for which a student may be expelled
from school.  House Bill 1970 authorizes the expulsion of a student who
uses, exhibits, or possesses a pellet gun, a BB gun, or a similar device. 

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 1970 amends the Education Code to authorize the expulsion of a
student who uses, exhibits, or possesses a pellet gun, a BB gun, or a
similar device while on school property or while attending a
school-sponsored or school-related activity on or off of school property. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

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