LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 18, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Paul Sadler, Chair, House Committee on Public
               Education
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB108  by Lucio (Relating to the first day of instruction
               of a school year for public school students.), Committee
               Report 2nd House, Substituted
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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Changing the starting date of schools might lead to higher rates of
student attendance for migrant students (and thus trigger additional
state funding), but the precise impact would depend on the migration
schedule for students.
  
Local Government Impact
  
School districts may be able to save some expenses related to air
conditioning as a result of the later start date required by this bill.
The Comptroller has estimated that school districts would save
approximately $10,000,000 per year in air conditioning costs, assuming
they do not extend the school year at the end of the year.  The Texas
Education Agency, in making its estimate of $2,000,000 to $4,000,000
million a year in savings, assumes that school districts would extend
the ending date of the school year into June as a result of this bill.
  
  
Source Agencies:   701   Texas Education Agency
LBB Staff:         JK, CT, JM