BILL ANALYSIS S.B. 489 By: Lucio Public Education Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Interested parties report an increase in the use of e-cigarettes among middle and high school students in recent years and suggest that instruction to prevent the use of e-cigarettes should be included among the curriculum components of the health education instruction required to be recommended by the local school health advisory council in each public school district. S.B. 489 seeks to provide for that inclusion. 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 S.B. 489 amends the Education Code to include instruction to prevent the use of e-cigarettes among the curriculum components of the health education instruction required to be recommended by the local school health advisory council in each public school district. EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2017.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
S.B. 489
By: Lucio
Public Education
Committee Report (Unamended)
S.B. 489
By: Lucio
Public Education
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Interested parties report an increase in the use of e-cigarettes among middle and high school students in recent years and suggest that instruction to prevent the use of e-cigarettes should be included among the curriculum components of the health education instruction required to be recommended by the local school health advisory council in each public school district. S.B. 489 seeks to provide for that inclusion.
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 S.B. 489 amends the Education Code to include instruction to prevent the use of e-cigarettes among the curriculum components of the health education instruction required to be recommended by the local school health advisory council in each public school district.
EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2017.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties report an increase in the use of e-cigarettes among middle and high school students in recent years and suggest that instruction to prevent the use of e-cigarettes should be included among the curriculum components of the health education instruction required to be recommended by the local school health advisory council in each public school district. S.B. 489 seeks to provide for that inclusion.
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
S.B. 489 amends the Education Code to include instruction to prevent the use of e-cigarettes among the curriculum components of the health education instruction required to be recommended by the local school health advisory council in each public school district.
EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2017.