Bill Text: TX HB23 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 23 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to providing for the review of certain county departments of education by the Sunset Advisory Commission.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-25 - Referred to Public Education [HB23 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HB23-Introduced.html

	87R834 CAE-D

	By: Swanson	H.B. No. 23



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to providing for the review of certain county departments
	of education by the Sunset Advisory Commission.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. (a) The county department of education in a
	county with a population of 3.3 million or more according to the
	most recent federal decennial census is subject to review under
	Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), as if the
	department were a state agency, but the department may not be
	abolished under that chapter. The review shall be conducted as if
	the department were scheduled to be abolished September 1, 2023.
	(b) The review must assess the department's governance,
	management, and operating structure, and the department's
	compliance with legislative requirements.
	(c) The department shall pay the cost incurred by the Sunset
	Advisory Commission in performing a review of the department under
	this section. The Sunset Advisory Commission shall determine the
	cost, and the department shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of
	a statement from the Sunset Advisory Commission detailing the cost.
	(d) This Act expires September 1, 2025.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.