LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 17, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Paul Sadler, Chair, House Committee on Public
               Education
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB3526  by Hochberg (Relating to the use of estimated
               property values in preparing the public notice provided
               by school districts before adopting a proposed budget
               and tax rate.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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The bill amends Section 44.004 of the Education Code, changing the date
when the chief appraiser must certify an estimate of a school district's
taxable value.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.

The bill would affect only the timing of required notices and hearings by
school districts.
  
  
Source Agencies:   701   Texas Education Agency, 304   Comptroller of
                   Public Accounts
LBB Staff:         JK, CT, BR