87R834 CAE-D     By: Bettencourt S.B. No. 1364       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.