LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 16, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Paul Sadler, Chair, House Committee on Public
               Education
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB3167  by Lewis, Ron (Relating to the State Board for
               Educator Certification.), As Introduced
  
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*  Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for    *
*  HB3167, As Introduced:  negative impact of $(120,000) through the     *
*  biennium ending August 31, 2003.                                      *
*                                                                        *
*  The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal      *
*  basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of    *
*  the bill.                                                             *
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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
  
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          *  Fiscal Year  Probable Net Positive/(Negative)   *
          *               Impact to General Revenue Related  *
          *                             Funds                *
          *       2002                            $(60,000)  *
          *       2003                             (60,000)  *
          *       2004                             (60,000)  *
          *       2005                             (60,000)  *
          *       2006                             (60,000)  *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
  
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         * Fiscal Year    Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from   *
         *                Certification and Assessment Fees   *
         *                     (General Revenue Fund)         *
         *                              0751                  *
         *      2002                                $(60,000) *
         *      2003                                 (60,000) *
         *      2004                                 (60,000) *
         *      2005                                 (60,000) *
         *      2006                                 (60,000) *
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Fiscal Analysis
  
The bill, among other things, deletes the requirement that educational
aides be certified by the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC)
to be employed in the public schools.  Assuming educational aide
certificates would no longer be issued, SBEC would sustain a loss of
certification fee revenue.
  
  
Methodology
  
SBEC issues 12,000 educational aide certificates a year, gaining net
revenue of $5 off each one ($30 certificate fee/$25.12 issuance cost).
Consequently, SBEC would sustain a net certification fee loss of $60,000
a year by no longer issuing these certificates.
  
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   705   State Board for Educator Certification, 701
                   Texas Education Agency
LBB Staff:         JK, CT, RN