LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session May 26, 2001 TO: Honorable Bill Ratliff, Lieutenant Governor Honorable James E. "Pete" Laney, Speaker of the House FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1432 by West, Royce (relating to truancy, high school equivalency programs, and the authority of justice, municipal, and certain juvenile courts in relation to children; providing criminal penalties.), Conference Committee Report ************************************************************************** * No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. * ************************************************************************** The bill would allow for an appropriation to reimburse the cost of truancy case managers employed by local governments. The bill would also authorize various local governmental bodies, including school district boards of trustees, to employ a case manager to provide services in truancy cases. The same entities would be authorized to apply to the governor's office for funds to reimburse all or part of the costs of hiring truancy case managers from funds appropriated or otherwise available for that purpose. The cost of this reimbursement would depend on the amount of funds appropriated for this purpose, and the requests granted by the governor's office that would be paid from appropriated funds. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 701 Texas Education Agency LBB Staff: JK, JC, RN