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By: Goldman H.B. No. 4830
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the review of school districts by the Sunset Advisory
Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 325, Government Code, is amended by
adding Section 325.026 to read as follows:
Sec. 325.026. REVIEW OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS. (a) In this
section, "education service center region" means a geographic
region served by a regional education service center under Chapter
8, Education Code.
(b) The commission shall review the operations of certain
independent school districts or consolidated school districts. The
commission shall review one school district each review cycle. A
school district identified for review by the commission under this
section is subject to the requirements of this chapter as if it were
a state agency but may not be abolished.
(c) Not later than January 31 of each odd-numbered year, the
commission shall select an education service center region from
which the school district to be reviewed will be selected. The
commission shall review the school district within the selected
region that has the lowest instructional spending per student
according to the most recent information reported to the Texas
Education Agency.
(d) The commission shall prepare a report identifying areas
of the district's operations that do not effectively or efficiently
use the district's funds and that detract from instructional
spending and make recommendations to address its findings. The
commission's review may also include recommendations related to a
district's governance, management, operating structure, and
compliance with legislative requirements.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.