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:  HB1435  by Capelo (Relating to the performance indicators
               used for purposes of public school accountability.), As
               Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The Texas Education Agency and the Higher Education Coordinating Board
are currently working on an initiative concerning data sharing.
Therefore, it is estimated that there would be minimal costs associated
with collecting higher education enrollment data for the purposes of an
additional school performance indicator.
  
Local Government Impact
  
A state-level tracking system would be able to track students enrolling
in public institutions of higher education, thus not requiring
additional effort by school districts.  However, it is estimated that
the post-graduation enrollment of about 20,000 graduates each year would
not be found by the tracking system and require school district
follow-up, documentation, and reporting.  This is estimated at
approximately $10 per student, for a statewide, annual cost to school
districts of $200,000.
  
  
Source Agencies:   701   Texas Education Agency
LBB Staff:         JK, CT, PF, JM