LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              March 22, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Paul Sadler, Chair, House Committee on Public
               Education
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB907  by Siebert (Relating to attendance in public
               schools of persons over 18 years of age), As Introduced
  
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*  Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for    *
*  HB907, As Introduced:  positive impact of $16,000,000 through the     *
*  biennium ending August 31, 2001.                                      *
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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
  
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          *  Fiscal Year  Probable Net Positive/(Negative)   *
          *               Impact to General Revenue Related  *
          *                             Funds                *
          *       2000                           $8,000,000  *
          *       2001                            8,000,000  *
          *       2002                            8,000,000  *
          *       2003                            8,000,000  *
          *       2004                            8,000,000  *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
  
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         * Fiscal Year      Probable Savings/(Cost) from      *
         *                     Foundation School Fund         *
         *                              0193                  *
         *      2000                               $8,000,000 *
         *      2001                                8,000,000 *
         *      2002                                8,000,000 *
         *      2003                                8,000,000 *
         *      2004                                8,000,000 *
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Fiscal Analysis
  
The bill would require school districts to revoke the enrollment of
students age 18 or older who fail to attend school each day for the
entire period of instruction.
  
  
Methodology
  
The Texas Education Agency assumes that  the average daily attendance
equivalent of 1,832 students would have their enrollment revoked under
the provisions of the bill.  This would result in a savings to the
Foundation School Fund of approximately $8 million per year.
  
  
Local Government Impact
  
School districts that revoke enrollment under the provisions of the bill
would experience a reduction in state aid.  The Texas Education Agency
estimates the statewide impact of this loss in state aid to be
approximately $8 million per year.  There could be offsetting savings to
school districts associated with the reduction in student enrollment.
Such savings would depend on the variable costs incurred by those
students and the extent and length of enrollment terminations.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, CT, RN