LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 16, 2007

TO:	Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB3421 by Eissler (Relating to accountability systems for public school educator preparation programs.), As Introduced

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB3421, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($902,083) through the biennium ending August 31, 2009.

The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2008	($656,041)
2009	($246,042)
2010	($246,042)
2011	($246,042)
2012	($246,042)

All Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Savings/(Cost) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1	Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2007
2008	($656,041)	2.0
2009	($246,042)	2.0
2010	($246,042)	2.0
2011	($246,042)	2.0
2012	($246,042)	2.0

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would require the Commissioner of Education to add student performance and perserverance for the first five years of beginning teachers trained by a given educator preparation program to criteria by which educator preparation programs are reviewed and approved by the Commissioner.  The bill would allow educator preparation programs for which Commissioner approval is revoked to seek renewed approval after a period of one year.

Methodology

The agency estimates that sanctions for educator preparation programs with revoked approvals under the revised appraisal system would require the services of one additional attorney at a cost of $78,021 in FY2008 and $73,021 in each subsequent year.  One additional FTE would be required to implement provisions related to educator preparation program review and approval at a cost of $78,021 in FY2008 and $73,021 in each subsequent year.

Technology upgrades required to track student and teacher data related to new criteria for educator preparation program review are estimated to cost about $500,000 in FY2008 and $100,000 in each subsequent year.

Technology

Technology upgrades required to track student and teacher data related to new criteria for educator preparation program review are estimated to cost about $500,000 in FY2008 and $100,000 in each subsequent year.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

701 Central Education Agency

LBB Staff:

JOB, JSc, JSp, UP