LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
April 21, 1999
TO: Honorable Teel Bivins, Chair, Senate Committee on
Education
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB3 by Bivins (relating to master reading teacher
certification and allotments), As Introduced
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* Estimated Two-Year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Fundsfor *
* SB3, As Introduced: negative impact of $(22,185,000) through the *
* biennium ending August 31, 2001. *
* *
* The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal *
* basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of *
* the bill. *
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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Net Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) *
* Impact to General Revenue Related *
* Funds *
* 2000 $(350,000) *
* 2001 (21,835,000) *
* 2002 (22,440,000) *
* 2003 (22,860,000) *
* 2004 (23,470,000) *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from *
* General Revenue Fund *
* 0001 *
* 2000 $(350,000) *
* 2001 (21,835,000) *
* 2002 (22,440,000) *
* 2003 (22,860,000) *
* 2004 (23,470,000) *
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Fiscal Analysis
The bill would create a master reading teacher designation and salary
supplements. Allotments of $5,000 for each 1,000 students in average
daily attendance (ADA) is provided, with exceptions for districts with
less than 1,000 students of $5,000 per district, or between 1,000 and
2,000 students for $10,000 per district. Each low-performing campus
would generate an additional allotment of $14,000. Allotments would be
paid as $5,000 teacher stipends at regular campuses and $7,000 stipends
at low-performing schools.
For the 2000-01 school year, stipends may be paid to reading specialists
that complete certain training. After that year, the stipends would be
limited to master reading teacher certificate holders.
Methodology
The Texas Education Agency estimates the cost of full allotments at
$21,205,000 for fiscal year 20001, assuming 4,241 allotments in that
year. The number of allotments would increase as school districts ADA
grows.
Because allotments may be reduced by the commissioner of education when
teachers do not meet requirements for a stipend, the actual cost may be
less than what is reflected above. Additional allotments for
low-performing campuses are estimated at $630,000 per year, based on 45
campuses at $14,000 each.
Also, this note includes $350,000 in fiscal year 2000 to the State Board
of Educator Certification for development of Master Reading Teacher
standards and the Master Reading Teacher exam.
Local Government Impact
School districts would receive additional state funding for master
reading teaching allotments, as reflected in the table above.
Source Agencies: 701 Texas Education Agency - Administration
LBB Staff: JK, BB, RN