LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
May 24, 2001
TO: Honorable Bill Ratliff, Lieutenant Governor, Senate
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB975 by Shapleigh (Relating to electronic courses in
public schools), As Passed 2nd House
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* SB975, As Passed 2nd House: negative impact of $(150,000) through *
* the biennium ending August 31, 2003. *
* *
* The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal *
* basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of *
* the bill. *
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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) *
* Impact to General Revenue Related *
* Funds *
* 2002 $(150,000) *
* 2003 0 *
* 2004 0 *
* 2005 0 *
* 2006 0 *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from *
* General Revenue Fund *
* 0001 *
* 2002 $(150,000) *
* 2003 0 *
* 2004 0 *
* 2005 0 *
* 2006 0 *
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Fiscal Analysis
The bill requires the Commissioner of Education to implement a program in
which electronic courses are offered to students in a selected number of
school districts. The commissioner would be required to prepare a
report regarding proposed methods for funding these courses, and the
available methods of verifying student attendance. The report would be
completed by December 1, 2002 and the program would end September 1,
2003.
It is estimated that the review and selection of participating districts,
the monitoring of the program implementation, and the construction of
the final report would be contracted at a one-time cost of $150,000.
Methodology
The Texas Education Agency estimates the review and selection of
participating districts, the monitoring of the program implementation,
and the contracted writing of the final report would be a one-time cost
of $150,000.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
Source Agencies: 701 Texas Education Agency
LBB Staff: JK, CT, JM