LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session April 10, 2001 TO: Honorable Teel Bivins, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB6 by Dunnam (Relating to open-enrollment charter schools.), As Engrossed ************************************************************************** * No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. * ************************************************************************** Local Government Impact Under the funding changes in section 12.106 of the bill as substituted, there could be significant variance among individual charter schools in the amounts to be paid and in the gains or losses of funding under this legislation. There may be some increase in the cost of operating charter schools that comply with the provisions of this bill, but those increases would vary from school to school. No single provision has a clear and definitive cost implication to all charter schools. Source Agencies: 405 Texas Department of Public Safety, 705 State Board for Educator Certification, 701 Texas Education Agency LBB Staff: JK, CT, JM