LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 29, 2003

TO:	Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB766 by Van de Putte (Relating to a pilot program to monitor the postsecondary educational plans of seniors at certain public high schools.), As Introduced

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB766, As Introduced: 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.

General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2004	$0
2005	($28,800)
2006	($24,800)
2007	$0
2008	$0

All Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1
2004	$0
2005	($28,800)
2006	($24,800)
2007	$0
2008

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.  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. Based on a count of unique noncharter district numbers by city, only high schools in school districts located within the municipality of San Antonio would be eligible to participate in this program.

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.

Technology

No impact on technology costs at the Texas Education Agency are anticipated.

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.

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