| TO: | Honorable David Dewhurst , Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Tom Craddick, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives |
| FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB1270 by Eissler (Relating to an intensive reading or language intervention pilot program at certain public school campuses. ), Conference Committee Report |
The bill requires the commissioner of education to establish by rule an intensive reading or language intervention pilot program. The bill requires the Commissioner to allocate up to $6 million for the pilot from funds appropriated for accelerated instruction under Chapter 28.0211, Education Code. The pilot program is consistent with the purposes outlined in that chapter.
To the extent that the provisions of the bill would redirect funding that would otherwise be granted to a broad range of school districts, there could be loss of funding in some districts with gains among districts participating in the intensive instruction pilot program established by the bill.
| Source Agencies: | 701 Central Education Agency
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, JSp, UP, JSc
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