HB+3

HB 3 Sponsers - Braun (R, FL) and Nietert (D, TX) Topic - Education

Sponsored by K. Braun (R-FL) and Z. Nietert (D-TX)
 * H.B. 3 **
 * Open Enrollment Act **

To allow students nationwide to freely choose a public school best suited for his or her academic and social needs.
 * Purpose **

A student can only transfer inter-district if: I. He or she is a legal, American citizen. II. He or she is transferring to a public school from another school. III. The transfer is to a bordering school or district. IV. The student is only transferring to another school or district before the start of the next school year.
 * Eligibility **

I. This bill will go under effect at the start of the 2010-2011 school years and will continue on until deemed ineffective. II. Students must transfer to another school before the start of the next school year. III. No more than 12% of existing students in each grade may transfer to a new school or district and no district can allow more than 12% of their current population per grade. IV. Students can be of any gender or race. V. Within the first year of the student's transfer, the student is not eligible to participate in the athletics of school they transferred to. VI. Participants will be eligible for education at the school of their choice. //__(See II)__// VII. Participants will enhance the educational value and experience of themselves by choosing their most preferred school or district. VIII. The educational standard in the United States will increase due to the ability to choose the most preferred school or district. **
 * Terms and Benefits **
 * IX. State and Local Taxes paid to educate a transferring student would follow the student to their new school district.
 * Fiscal Impact **
 * Category || Amount || Description ||
 * Equipment || $0.00 || Use existing equipment for educating students. ||
 * Labor || $0.00 || Class sizes would increase, not the amount of teachers needed. ||
 * Energy Resources || $0.00 || Use existing transportation and resources. ||
 * Education || $0.00 || Use existing educators. ||
 * Marketing || $1,620,000 || Postcard marketing to inform every household about the bill once a month for a year. ||
 * Transportation || $0.00 || School district would use existing buses to provide their own transportation depending on the number of students enrolled. ||
 * Legal || $0.00 || Each school district already has a legal team set in place to deal with legal issues. ||
 * Other || $0.00 || Not Necessary ||
 * Total || $1,620,000 || ||

