86R13821 JES-D
By: Toth H.B. No. 4000
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study conducted by the Legislative Budget Board on the
impact of state educational mandates on school districts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. STUDY OF IMPACT OF STATE EDUCATIONAL MANDATES ON
SCHOOL DISTRICTS. (a) In this section, "state educational mandate"
means a statutory provision or a Texas Education Agency rule
adopted under that provision the implementation of which requires
an expenditure by a school district that would not have been
required in the absence of the statutory provision or the rule
adopted under that provision.
(b) The Legislative Budget Board, in coordination with the
Texas Education Agency, shall conduct a study regarding the effect
of state educational mandates on school districts. The study must
include:
(1) a cost-benefit analysis on the impact of school
district compliance with state educational mandates, including a
comparison of:
(A) the direct and indirect costs incurred by a
school district in complying with a state educational mandate; and
(B) the amount of funds received by the district
from the state to comply with the mandate;
(2) a list of all state educational mandates for which
the legislature has not appropriated or otherwise provided full
payment or reimbursement that results in expenditures accrued by a
school district to comply with the state educational mandate; and
(3) recommendations to reduce the burden of state
educational mandates on school districts, including proposals for
legislative action.
SECTION 2. REPORT. Not later than December 31, 2020, the
Legislative Budget Board shall deliver a report of the board's
findings and recommendations to the legislature.
SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. This Act expires February 1, 2021.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect
immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas
Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for
immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2019.