BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center S.B. 124 83R618 GCB-D By: Rodrguez Education 3/22/2013 As Filed
BILL ANALYSIS
Senate Research Center S.B. 124
83R618 GCB-D By: Rodrguez
Education
3/22/2013
As Filed
Senate Research Center
S.B. 124
83R618 GCB-D
By: Rodrguez
Education
3/22/2013
As Filed
AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT The Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) is used by the Texas Education Agency to collect student and teacher data from school districts and open-enrollment charter schools. Collecting accurate and complete data through PEIMS is vital to ensure accountability in the Texas school system. Under current law, it is a felony of the third degree to falsify or otherwise impair the verity of a public school record, report, or assessment instrument. S.B. 124 amends the law to also make the falsification of data reported through PEIMS a felony of the third degree. This change in law will take effect on September 1, 2013, and will not apply to offenses committed before that date. As proposed, S.B. 124 amends current law relating to the punishment for the offense of tampering with certain governmental records based on certain reporting for school districts and open-enrollment charter schools. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 37.10(c) (2), Penal Code, to provide that an offense under this section is a felony of the third degree under certain circumstances, including if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the governmental record was data reported for a school district or open-enrollment charter school to the Texas Education Agency through the Public Education Information Management System described by Section 42.006 (Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS)), Education Code, under a law or rule requiring that reporting, unless the actor's intent is to defraud or harm another, in which event the offense is a felony of the second degree. SECTION 2. Makes application of this Act prospective. SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 2013.
AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
The Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) is used by the Texas Education Agency to collect student and teacher data from school districts and open-enrollment charter schools. Collecting accurate and complete data through PEIMS is vital to ensure accountability in the Texas school system.
Under current law, it is a felony of the third degree to falsify or otherwise impair the verity of a public school record, report, or assessment instrument.
S.B. 124 amends the law to also make the falsification of data reported through PEIMS a felony of the third degree. This change in law will take effect on September 1, 2013, and will not apply to offenses committed before that date.
As proposed, S.B. 124 amends current law relating to the punishment for the offense of tampering with certain governmental records based on certain reporting for school districts and open-enrollment charter schools.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Section 37.10(c) (2), Penal Code, to provide that an offense under this section is a felony of the third degree under certain circumstances, including if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the governmental record was data reported for a school district or open-enrollment charter school to the Texas Education Agency through the Public Education Information Management System described by Section 42.006 (Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS)), Education Code, under a law or rule requiring that reporting, unless the actor's intent is to defraud or harm another, in which event the offense is a felony of the second degree.
SECTION 2. Makes application of this Act prospective.
SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 2013.