LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
EQUALIZED EDUCATION FUNDING IMPACT STATEMENT
 
78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
May 2, 2003

TO:
Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Committee of the Whole Senate
 
FROM:
John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB5 by Grusendorf (Relating to public school finance, a state ad valorem tax, state general sales and use taxes, state taxes on the sale or use of a motor vehicle, and property tax relief for residential tenants. ), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

The bill would make formula and/or structural changes to the Foundation School Program. The percent of equalized revenue in the system and percent of students in the equalized system during each of the first five years following passage is estimated as follows:




Fiscal Year Percent of Students in the Equalized System Percent of Equalized Revenue
2004 82.2 97.8
2005 100.0 98.0
2006 100.0 98.0
2007 100.0 98.0
2008 100.0 98.0


Source Agencies:
LBB Staff:
JK, SD, UP, RN