LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 20, 2007

TO:	Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2661 by King, Tracy (Relating to the inclusion of certain expenditures for purposes of the rule that a specified percentage of school district revenue be spent for instructional activities.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The commissioner of education would be directed to adopt revised rules concerning the calculation of the percentage of a school district's total available revenue allocated to direct instruction.  Specifically the bill would require the revised rules to include expenditures for utilities and student transportation in the percentage of total available revenue allocated to direct instruction.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

701 Central Education Agency

LBB Staff:

JOB, JSp