LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 2, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Paul Sadler, Chair, House Committee on Public
               Education
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1293  by Garcia (Relating to closing certain repeat
               low-performing schools.), As Introduced
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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Local Government Impact
  
There have been only nine campuses rated low performing for three of the
last five years.  For school districts with such campuses, there may be
significant administrative costs related to the campus closure provision
of the bill, depending on the size of the district and number of
campuses affected.  However, these costs could be mitigated by the
Commissioner of Education's power to grant permission for a school to
remain open.
  
  
Source Agencies:   701   Texas Education Agency
LBB Staff:         JK, CT, JM