LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 25, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Paul Sadler, Chair, House Committee on Public
               Education
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB692  by Hochberg (Relating to the use of certain
               practices in disciplining or techniques in managing the
               behavior of public school students.), Committee Report
               1st House, Substituted
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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Local Government Impact
  
School district staff would have to follow the Commissioner of
Education's procedures concerning the use of restraint and time-out for
students served in special education.  Districts could incur costs
associated with obtaining training for special education staff members,
if the commissioner's rules require such training.  Statewide, the costs
associated with training are not expected to be significant.
  
  
Source Agencies:   701   Texas Education Agency
LBB Staff:         JK, CT, PF, RN