HBA-LCA H.B. 2076 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2076 By: Hochberg Public Education 4/20/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, a school district is not required to provide transportation for students who live within two miles of a school, and the state does not generally provide funding to transport students living within that distance. However, a district may identify a hazardous zone within the two-mile limit and receive an increase of up to 10 percent of its regular transportation allotment. Current law does not define an area of criminal activity as "hazardous" for the purpose of subsidizing transportation in this manner. H.B. 2076 defines a deserted area or an area of criminal activity as "hazardous," allowing a district to apply for and receive additional funds to provide transportation to students living within those areas. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 42.155(d), Education Code, to provide that a board of trustees must provide the definitions, rather than definition, of hazardous conditions applicable to the district for which a transportation allotment is requested. Provides that a hazardous condition exists where no safe walkway is provided. Includes a deserted area or an area of criminal activity among hazardous conditions. SECTION 2. Effective date: August 31, 1999. SECTION 3. Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage.