HBA-MPM H.B. 2807 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2807 By: Garcia Public Education 4/21/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, is a perceived public opinion that certain school boards need to be replaced. H.B. 2807 provides for the abolition of a school board covered by the Act and the procedures for electing a new school board. 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. APPLICATION. Makes this Act applicable only to a school district (district) to which Article 2783d, V.T.C.S. (Chapter 171, Acts of the 50th Legislature, Regular Session, 1947) applies. SECTION 2. ABOLISHMENT OF BOARD; APPOINTMENT OF REFORM BOARD. Abolishes the board of trustees (board) of a district covered by this Act on the effective date of this Act. Requires the mayor of the municipality in which the district is located to appoint a five member reform board to replace the abolished board. Provides that the members of the abolished board continue to serve until a quorum of the reform board has been appointed and qualified for office. SECTION 3. TERMS; NEW ELECTIONS. A member of the reform board appointed under this Act serves a term of three years. Provides that at the end of the three-year term of the reform board members, new members are elected from single-member districts as provided by Subchapter C (Board of Trustees of Independent School District--General Provisions), Chapter 11 (School District), Education Code. SECTION 4. POWERS AND DUTIES. Provides that a reform board appointed under this Act has all the rights and privileges of a district board elected under Chapter 11, Education Code, and may take any actions necessary, as determined by the board, in the management of a low-performing campus in the district, including terminating the employment of a teacher on the campus or closing the campus. SECTION 5. Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage.