LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 5, 2007

TO:	Honorable Jerry Madden, Chair, House Committee on Corrections
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB281 by Madden (Relating to state funding of the Windham School District.), As Introduced

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB281, As Introduced: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2009.

General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2008	$0
2009	$0
2010	$0
2011	$0
2012	$0

All Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Savings/(Cost) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1	Probable Savings/(Cost) from FOUNDATION SCHOOL FUND 193
2008	($59,425,745)	$59,425,745
2009	($59,425,744)	$59,425,744
2010	($59,425,745)	$59,425,745
2011	($59,425,744)	$59,425,744
2012	($59,425,745)	$59,425,745

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would move the funding for the operation of Windham schools from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ).  Funding also would no longer be out of the Foundation School Fund.

The provisions of the bill would take effect on September 1, 2007.

Methodology

The bill would transfer Windham funding from one agency to another, and thus would entail no net fiscal change to the state.  It is assumed that appropriations currently represented by the Foundation School Fund, estimated at approximately $59.4 million a year would instead be funded from General Revenue Fund 1. 

Technology

The bill would have no fiscal impact on the technology resources of the state.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

696 Department of Criminal Justice, 701 Central Education Agency

LBB Staff:

JOB, ES, UP, JGM