Honorable Kent Grusendorf, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM:
John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB511 by Castro (Relating to a survey to monitor the postsecondary educational plans of seniors at public high schools.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB511, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: a negative impact of ($28,800) through the biennium ending August 31, 2005.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
Fiscal Year
Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2004
$0
2005
($28,800)
2006
($24,800)
2007
$0
2008
$0
Fiscal Year
Probable Savings/(Cost) fromGENERAL REVENUE FUND 1
2004
$0
2005
($28,800)
2006
($24,800)
2007
$0
2008
$0
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would require the Texas Education Agency to establish a pilot program to monitor the postsecondary education plans of seniors at participating high schools and report the results of the survey in the agency's annual report.The bill would require the Agency to select five noncharter high schools to participate in a survey program.Eligible schools would only include those that are willing to participate and are located in a municipality that has at least 10 independent school districts in the municipality.
Methodology
The Texas Education Agency estimates the annual contract cost for survey development and data collection, entry and analysis, beginning with fiscal year 2005, to be $28,800 for a 2,500 student survey (500 students at each of the five required campuses). Costs in the second year of the survey, fiscal year 2006, are estimated to be slightly lower, at $24,800, because there would be no survey development needed. The agency is anticipated to be able to absorb these costs within their current administrative resources, and thus there would be no significant fiscal impact to the state.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Schools choosing to participate in this pilot program might incur minor costs associated with participation. Presumably all costs could be avoided by choosing not to participate.