LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 1, 2003

TO:	Honorable Kent Grusendorf, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB3421 by Garza (Relating to a parent's access to any school district videotape in which the parent's child appears.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would entitle a parent to access to any videotape made or authorized by a school district and recorded on equipment owned or leased by the district, including security camera videotape, in which the parent’s child appears.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

School districts would likely incur costs associated with creating and maintaining a permanent videotape archive of all videotapes made with school district equipment in which a student may appear.  In addition, supply costs would likely rise because in order to ensure the access to which parents are entitled under the bill, it is likely that school districts would no longer be able to reuse videotapes.

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