LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session May 26, 2001 TO: Honorable Bill Ratliff, Lieutenant Governor Honorable James E. "Pete" Laney, Speaker of the House FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB6 by Dunnam (Relating to open-enrollment charter schools.), Conference Committee Report ************************************************************************** * No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. * ************************************************************************** Local Government Impact Under the funding changes contained in the state funding provisions of the bill, 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: LBB Staff: JK, CT, JM