LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 17, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Paul Sadler, Chair, House Committee on Public
               Education
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB2049  by Burnam (Relating to enforcement by
               open-enrollment charter schools of laws concerning
               compulsory school attendance.), As Introduced
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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Local Government Impact
  
Although a discretionary decision, compensation for an attendance officer
could be provided from charter school funds.  However, these costs could
be partially or fully offset by collected fines that would be deposited
to the school's operating fund.
  
  
Source Agencies:   701   Texas Education Agency
LBB Staff:         JK, CT, JM