LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session February 16, 2001 TO: Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB154 by Truan (Relating to a requirement that information about anatomical gifts be included in the curriculum of certain driver education and driving safety courses.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. * * * * The bill would have minimal fiscal implications for the operations * * of the Texas Education Agency. The bill requires the commissioner * * of education to require that information relating to anatomical * * gifts be included in the curriculum of each driver education and * * driving safety course. The agency would incur costs associated * * with such a requirement; approximately $5,000 in the first year of * * implementation. These costs are associated with developing new * * materials, distributing the materials and information about the * * new requirement to driver education schools and driving safety * * course owners and school districts, reviewing revised curriculums, * * revising rules, and training Agency staff to include appropriate * * checks in compliance reviews. * ************************************************************************** Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Although they are not units of local governments, individuals and/or entities operating TEA-approved driver education and safety training programs would need to update curriculum materials to ensure that the information concerning anatomical gifts is provided to students. Source Agencies: 701 Texas Education Agency LBB Staff: JK, RB, PF, UP