LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
March 19, 2007

TO:
Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
 
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB1400 by Dutton (Relating to the issuance by a corporation established by the Texas Public Finance Authority of revenue bonds for open-enrollment charter school facilities.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill amends the Education Code, section 53.351(a) to state that the non-profit corporation established by the Texas Public Finance Authority is acting on behalf of the state in issuing revenue bonds to ensure that such bonds are governmental bonds for all federal and state law purposes. The bill amends subsection (c) to eliminate the requirement of publishing a notice of intent to issue revenue bonds and to grant the corporation the powers under chapter 1371 of the Government Code, and amends subsection (e) to broaden the uses for which the fund maintained by the Comptroller may be used. 

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
302 Office of the Attorney General, 347 Public Finance Authority
LBB Staff:
JOB, JSp, MS, JW