LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 24, 2005

TO:	Honorable Joe Driver, Chair, House Committee on Law Enforcement
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB643 by Miller (Relating to the issuance of a driver's license to a person who is under 18 years of age.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

This bill would amend Section 521.003 of the Transportation Code to require the Texas Education Agency to design a standard form for use by public and private schools to verify a student’s grade point average. The bill would require the agency to submit the form to the Department of Public Safety by November 1, 2005. The bill would also amend Section 521.204(a) of the Transportation Code to require that persons under 18 years of age must be in attendance in school and maintaining at least a 2.0 grade point average to be issued a Class C driver’s license.

 

The bill would take effect immediately if it receives the requisite two-thirds votes in each house; otherwise, it would take effect September 1, 2005. The provisions of the bill would apply to applications for driver’s licenses submitted on or after January 1, 2006.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. While schools would have to supply an additional piece of information for affected students, the cost of the additional workload is not expected to result in significant fiscal implications on a statewide basis.

Source Agencies:

405 Department of Public Safety, 701 Central Education Agency

LBB Staff:

JOB, KJG, JGM