LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 16, 2007

TO:	Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB3171 by Swinford (Relating to the development by the Texas Education Agency of a list of resources concerning Internet safety for use by school districts.), As Engrossed

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require the Texas Education Agency to develop and make available to school districts a list of resources concerning internet safety.  The bill would require that the list include organizations and websites that would assist in educating teachers and students concerning the potential dangers of allowing personal information to appear on an Internet website, the significance of copyright laws, and the consequences of cyber-plagerism and theft of audiovisual works, motion pictures, software, and sound recordings through uploading and downloading files. 

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

701 Central Education Agency

LBB Staff:

JOB, JSp, UP, JGM