LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
April 25, 1997
TO: Honorable Teel Bivins, Chair IN RE: Senate Bill No. 471, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Committee on Education By: Luna,Gregory
Senate
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB471 ( Relating
to public school admission and attendance; providing a criminal
penalty.) this office has detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB471-Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net
positive impact of $5,027,400 to General Revenue Related Funds
through the biennium ending August 31, 1999.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal
basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the bill.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would permit the district to withdraw a student, who
is over 18 years old and who accrues 10 or more unexcused absences,
from enrollment and to prohibit the student's re-enrollment
until the following semester. School districts receive state
funds based on the number of students in daily attendance; reductions
in student attendance represent a savings to the state.
Methodolgy
School year 1995-96 attendance data show 27,360 students enrolled
in the year following their 18th birthday and attended either
less than 80% of the total days of instruction for the school
year or attended less than 75% of the days of instruction in
any given six-week period. Attendance data do not indicate
excused or unexcused absences. For the purposes of this analysis,
it is assumed that a relatively small percentage of students
(15%) would have 10 or more days of unexcused absences during
a school year (4,104 students), and that 50% of the time districts
would opt to withdraw students for half of a semester (45 days)
at a loss of approximately $1,225 per student per quarter, totaling
$2,513,700 in savings to the state per year.
The probable
fiscal implications of implementing the provisions of the bill
during each of the first five years following passage is estimated
as follows:
Net Impact on General Revenue Related Funds:
The probable fiscal implications of implementing the provisions
of the bill during each of the first five years following passage
is estimated as follows:
Five Year Impact:
Fiscal Year Probable
Savings/(Cost)
from Foundation
School Fund
0193
1998 $2,513,700
1998 2,513,700
2000 2,513,700
2001 2,513,700
2002 2,513,700
Net Impact on General Revenue Related Funds:
The probable fiscal implication to General Revenue related funds
during each of the first five years is estimated as follows:
Fiscal Year Probable Net Postive/(Negative)
General Revenue Related Funds
Funds
1998 $2,513,700
1999 2,513,700
2000 2,513,700
2001 2,513,700
2002 2,513,700
Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as
the provisions of the bill are in effect.
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government
is anticipated.
Source: Agencies:
LBB Staff: JK ,LP ,TH