LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 22, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Paul Sadler, Chair, House Committee on Public
               Education
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB447  by Lewis, Glenn (Relating to discipline of public
               school students.), As Introduced
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.

Districts would be given the authority to adopt written policies allowing
the modification of terms and placements of certain students subject to
disciplinary action. The costs of developing and adopting such policies
should not be significant for most districts.
  
  
Source Agencies:   701   Texas Education Agency
LBB Staff:         JK, CT, PF, RN