BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 181 By: Bell Public Education Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Recent legislation mandated that a high school student's diploma and transcript include endorsements and performance acknowledgements earned by the student. School districts have expressed concern regarding the printing cost of individualized diplomas and the higher likelihood of printing errors on such diplomas. H.B. 181 seeks to reduce those costs and errors. CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 181 amends the Education Code to restrict the documentation of certain endorsements and performance acknowledgments earned by a student to the student's high school transcript, instead of allowing a student to earn an endorsement or performance acknowledgement on both the student's transcript and high school diploma. The bill applies beginning with a high school diploma issued at the end of the 20142015 school year. EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2015.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 181
By: Bell
Public Education
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 181
By: Bell
Public Education
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Recent legislation mandated that a high school student's diploma and transcript include endorsements and performance acknowledgements earned by the student. School districts have expressed concern regarding the printing cost of individualized diplomas and the higher likelihood of printing errors on such diplomas. H.B. 181 seeks to reduce those costs and errors.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS H.B. 181 amends the Education Code to restrict the documentation of certain endorsements and performance acknowledgments earned by a student to the student's high school transcript, instead of allowing a student to earn an endorsement or performance acknowledgement on both the student's transcript and high school diploma. The bill applies beginning with a high school diploma issued at the end of the 20142015 school year.
EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2015.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Recent legislation mandated that a high school student's diploma and transcript include endorsements and performance acknowledgements earned by the student. School districts have expressed concern regarding the printing cost of individualized diplomas and the higher likelihood of printing errors on such diplomas. H.B. 181 seeks to reduce those costs and errors.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
H.B. 181 amends the Education Code to restrict the documentation of certain endorsements and performance acknowledgments earned by a student to the student's high school transcript, instead of allowing a student to earn an endorsement or performance acknowledgement on both the student's transcript and high school diploma. The bill applies beginning with a high school diploma issued at the end of the 20142015 school year.
EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2015.