BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 3244 By: Nevrez Public Education Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE There are concerns that many teachers who serve students with autism lack training related to the task. H.B. 3244 seeks to address these concerns by authorizing a public school district to provide a salary bonus or similar compensation to a teacher who completes certain training relating to autism. 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. 3244 amends the Education Code to authorize a public school district to provide a salary bonus or similar compensation to a teacher who completes training provided by a regional education service center relating to autism. The bill requires a district that decides to provide this bonus or compensation to adopt a policy to implement that authorization. EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2017.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 3244
By: Nevrez
Public Education
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 3244
By: Nevrez
Public Education
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE There are concerns that many teachers who serve students with autism lack training related to the task. H.B. 3244 seeks to address these concerns by authorizing a public school district to provide a salary bonus or similar compensation to a teacher who completes certain training relating to autism.
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. 3244 amends the Education Code to authorize a public school district to provide a salary bonus or similar compensation to a teacher who completes training provided by a regional education service center relating to autism. The bill requires a district that decides to provide this bonus or compensation to adopt a policy to implement that authorization.
EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2017.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
There are concerns that many teachers who serve students with autism lack training related to the task. H.B. 3244 seeks to address these concerns by authorizing a public school district to provide a salary bonus or similar compensation to a teacher who completes certain training relating to autism.
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. 3244 amends the Education Code to authorize a public school district to provide a salary bonus or similar compensation to a teacher who completes training provided by a regional education service center relating to autism. The bill requires a district that decides to provide this bonus or compensation to adopt a policy to implement that authorization.
EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2017.