LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              April 10, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Paul Sadler, Chair, House Committee on Public
               Education
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1275  by Luna, Vilma (Relating to providing a parent
               with a copy of a special education student's education
               plan translated into the parent's native language), As
               Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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Local Government Impact
  
Translation of Individualized Education Program (IEP) documents would
create costs for districts.  The Texas Education Agency estimates that
the minimum statewide cost for translation would be $4 million.  Local
costs would depend on the length and number of IEP documents to be
translated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   TCE    Texas Center for Educational Research, 701
                   Texas Education Agency - Administration
LBB Staff:         JK, CT, CW