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

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

Download: Texas-2021-HB23-Introduced.html

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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.