LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 19, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Paul Sadler, Chair, House Committee on Public
               Education
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB26  by Shapiro (Relating to restaffing certain
               low-performing schools.), As Engrossed
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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Local Government Impact
  
No direct fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
If low performing schools are closed and teachers are reassigned, this
could create a situation where districts would be obliged to offer
additional financial compensation, such as stipends, to attract teachers
and administrators to low-performing schools.
  
  
Source Agencies:   701   Texas Education Agency
LBB Staff:         JK, CT, PF, JM