LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 9, 2003

TO:	Honorable Jaime Capelo, Chair, House Committee on Public Health
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1357 by Nelson (Relating to local school health advisory councils, health education instruction, and coordinated health programs for elementary school students.), As Engrossed

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require the Texas Education Agency to develop and adopt rules containing criteria that must be met by a coordinated health program that is to be made available under Section 38.013, Education Code.  The process of developing and adopting the criteria and rules would not be anticipated to significantly affect the operations of the Texas Education Agency. 

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.  The bill would require school districts to make available for reasonable public inspection its policies related to state requirements on physical activity in elementary school, District School Health Advisory Council meetings, compliance with vending machine/food service guidelines, and the use of tobacco products on campuses.

School districts might incur minimal administrative costs associated with the compilation of this information.  Local costs associated with the requirement would likely vary somewhat from district to district depending upon the locally-determined strategy to make the information available for public inspection, but are not expected to be significant. 

Source Agencies:

701 Central Education Agency

LBB Staff:

JK, EB, CT, UP, JGM