LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 30, 2003

TO:	Honorable Kent Grusendorf, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB3458 by Pitts (Relating to transportation between schools and child-care facilities. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend Section 34.007(b)(2), Education Code to require  a school district’s board of trustees to allow a parent to designate a child-care facility instead of the child’s legal residence for school transportation purposes.

Because the bill does not impose a requirement that routes be realigned to provide convenient service, particularly outside adopted attendance zones, for parents selecting the option to designate a child care facility, no significant fiscal impact is anticipated on a statewide basis.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.  It is possible that designations of child care facilities as transportation sites could significantly increase or decrease overall route mileage for local districts, but the bill does not impose a requirement that routes be realigned to provide convenient service.

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