LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session April 30, 2001 TO: Honorable Teel Bivins, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB504 by Wentworth (Relating to enrichment curriculum requirements.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. * ************************************************************************** Local Government Impact Because current law allows districts to provide instruction in the enrichment subjects using the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) as guidelines, the implications of the revised standard would vary widely among districts. In particular, local implications for professional development might be extensive in some districts and minimal in others depending upon the extent to which the TEKS are presently addressed in classroom instruction. Source Agencies: 701 Texas Education Agency LBB Staff: JK, CT, JM