Bill Text: TX SB2312 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to providing for the review of certain county departments of education by the Sunset Advisory Commission.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-21 - Received from the Senate [SB2312 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB2312-Engrossed.html
By: Bettencourt | S.B. No. 2312 |
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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, 2021. | ||
(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, 2023. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |