Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1302 by Guillen (Relating to indicators of achievement under the public school accountability system.), As Introduced
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB1302, As Introduced : a negative impact of ($203,797) through the biennium ending August 31, 2023.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
General Revenue-Related Funds, Five- Year Impact:
Fiscal Year
Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2022
($50,949)
2023
($152,848)
2024
$0
2025
$0
2026
$0
All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
Fiscal Year
Probable Savings/(Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1
2022
($50,949)
2023
($152,848)
2024
$0
2025
$0
2026
$0
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend the Education Code to include in the evaluation of the performance of high school campuses, an indicator for students who earn a diploma after not more than three and one-half years of high school attendance. Additionally, the bill would add additional indicators for evaluating the performance of elementary, middle, and junior high school campuses and districts.
Methodology
Based on information provided by the Texas Education Agency the costs to implement the provisions of the bill related information technology costs related to capturing additional information would be $50,949 in fiscal year 2022 and $152,848 in fiscal year 2023.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.