TO: | Honorable Kent Grusendorf, Chair, House Committee on Public Education |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB871 by Dutton (Relating to the provision of and funding for Saturday classes for elementary school students who fail to pass certain assessment instruments.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2006 | ($25,000,000) |
2007 | ($25,000,000) |
2008 | ($25,000,000) |
2009 | ($25,000,000) |
2010 | ($25,000,000) |
Fiscal Year | Probable Savings/(Cost) from FOUNDATION SCHOOL FUND 193 |
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2006 | ($25,000,000) |
2007 | ($25,000,000) |
2008 | ($25,000,000) |
2009 | ($25,000,000) |
2010 | ($25,000,000) |
The bill would entitle school districts to FSP funding for ADA in Saturday classes offered to elementary students who have failed TAKS tests. Assuming the intent of the bill is to provide FSP funding for additional days at the same rate that standard instructional days are funded, it would entitle school districts to $28 per day per regular program student.
Roughly 300,000 students failed one or more TAKS tests in grades 3 through 6 in 2004. Assuming that 10 percent of those students would be placed in Saturday classes for a program of 30 Saturday classes per year, the cost associated with the provisions of the bill would be an estimated $25 million per year.
Source Agencies: | 701 Central Education Agency
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LBB Staff: | JOB, CT, UP, JSc
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