LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 26, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Paul Sadler, Chair, House Committee on Public
               Education
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB2205  by Gutierrez (Relating to attendance at juvenile
               justice alternative education programs.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill requires some students to stay in juvenile justice alternative
education programs (JJAEP's) until their 18th birthday.  Currently some
17 year old students do attend JJAEP's. However, this bill would require
additional 17 year old students to attend.  This fiscal note assumes the
number of JJAEP state-funded placement days would increase by  7,280 (80
students x 91 days average placement), for an estimated cost of $429,520
per year.  However, because these placements are funded out of a
set-aside within the Foundation School Program, there would be no fiscal
impact to the General Revenue fund.
  
Local Government Impact
  
Counties that operate JJAEP's would experience higher costs from
implementation of the bill.  These costs would be offset by additional
state funding as indicated above.
  
  
Source Agencies:   665   Texas Juvenile Probation Commission, 701
                   Texas Education Agency
LBB Staff:         JK, CT, PF, RN