LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATURE 3rd CALLED SESSION - 2006
 
May 1, 2006

TO:
Honorable Kent Grusendorf, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
 
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB23 by Delisi (Relating to providing mentors for certain classroom teachers.), As Introduced



Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB23, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($13,311,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2007.

The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.



Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2007 ($13,311,000)
2008 ($13,576,500)
2009 ($13,848,000)
2010 ($14,125,500)
2011 ($14,407,500)




Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from
GENERAL REVENUE FUND
1 		Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2007
2007 ($13,311,000) 0.0
2008 ($13,576,500) 0.0
2009 ($13,848,000) 0.0
2010 ($14,125,500) 0.0
2011 ($14,407,500) 0.0

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would authorize school districts to assign a mentor to each classroom teacher with less than two years of teaching experience.  The bill would direct the commissioner of education to adopt rules and distribute appropriated funding to school districts for mentor teacher stipends, scheduled mentoring time, and mentor training.


Methodology

In 2007 there will be an estimated 44,370 teachers with less than two years experience statewide.  For the purpose of this fiscal note, it is assumed that there would be approximately 8,700 mentors in fiscal year 2007 at a cost per mentor of $1,500.  With these assumptions, state costs for fiscal year 2007 would be approximately $13.3 million in general revenue increasing to $14.4 million by fiscal year 2011.


Local Government Impact

School districts would be authorized but not required to assign a mentor teacher to each classroom teacher with less than two years of teaching experience.  Participating school districts would be eligible for funding for mentor teacher stipends, scheduled mentoring time, and mentor training.



Source Agencies:
701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff:
JOB, JSp, CT, UP, JSc