LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 2, 2007

TO:	Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB789 by Dutton (Relating to the employment of school district peace officers and the enforcement of certain violations under a student code of conduct.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

The bill would appear to limit the types of school districts authorized to employ security personnel and commissioned peace officers to independent school districts.  According to the Texas Education Agency, there are currently six common school districts and one municipal school district in the state.  It is assumed for the purpose of this estimate that those entities would not be prohibited under the bill from contracting for security services and that the cost of contracted services would not differ significantly from any cost currently incurred for security services provided under employment contracts.

Source Agencies:

407 Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education, 701 Central Education Agency

LBB Staff:

JOB, UP, JSp