HBA-CCH H.B. 3112 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3112
By: Ritter
Public Education
3/26/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law requires each school district to adopt a student code of
conduct, but does not set a minimum standard for the code.  House Bill 3112
requires the Texas Education Agency to adopt minimum standards for the
conduct of public school students in Texas and minimum consequences for
violating those standards. 

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 3112 amends the Education Code to require the Texas Education
Agency to adopt, no later than May 1, 2002,  a student code of conduct that
prescribes minimum standards for the conduct of public school students in
Texas and minimum consequences for a violation of those standards.  The
bill provides that a district's student code of conduct must be consistent
with and at least as stringent as the minimum student code of conduct
beginning with the 2002-2003 school year. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.