LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                             January 29, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Teel Bivins, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Education
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB176  by Zaffirini (Relating to a parent's ability to
               waive translation of the special education plan for the
               parent's child.), As Introduced
  
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*  No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.                    *
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Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.

To the extent that school districts currently produce written or
audio-taped translations of individualized education plans (IEP's) for
non-English-speaking parents of students, there would be some cost
savings arising from parents waiving the right to translations. That cost
savings could range from $5,000 to $15,000 per district.
  
  
Source Agencies:   701   Texas Education Agency
LBB Staff:         JK, CT, PF, RN