LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 23, 2003

TO:	Honorable Kent Grusendorf, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB817 by Hochberg (Relating to the percentage of questions that must be answered correctly on an assessment insturment to meet a performance standard set by the State Board of Education. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would set a floor for the percentage of questions students must answer correctly on the state assessments.  This would not have a fiscal impact on the operations of the Texas Education Agency or the Foundation School Program.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:	701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff:	JK, CT, UP, JGM