LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session March 30, 1999 TO: Honorable Teel Bivins, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB870 by Cain (Relating to information provided to parents of students receiving special education), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for * * SB870, As Introduced: positive impact of $0 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. * ************************************************************************** General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: **************************************************** * Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) * * Impact to General Revenue Related * * Funds * * 2000 $0 * * 2001 0 * * 2002 0 * * 2003 0 * * 2004 0 * **************************************************** All Funds, Five-Year Impact: ***************************************************** * Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from * * Federal Funds * * 0555 * * 2000 $(297,260) * * 2001 0 * * 2002 (249,760) * * 2003 0 * * 2004 (249,760) * ***************************************************** Fiscal Analysis The bill would require the Texas Education Agency to develop and provide to parents of students receiving special education, a clear, comprehensive document explaining the special education process and parents' rights and responsibilities. Methodology Development of a document that explains the special education process for students and parents would involve programmatic and legal review of special education procedures as well as costs for translation, printing, and periodic revision to keep the content current. Initial costs to develop the document include $50,000 in contracted costs to develop and design content, $15,000 - $30,000 for approximately six translations, $219,760 for printing 500,000 copies, and $5,000 for shipping to school districts and education service centers for distribution. Ongoing costs assume that the document would be revised, reprinted, and distributed once each biennium for a cost of about $249,760 including $25,000 for revisions and translation, $219,760 for printing of 500,000 copies and $5,000 for shipping. It is assumed that costs would be met through existing federal funds. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JK, CT, RN