LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 10, 2007

TO:
Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
 
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
SB1420 by Wentworth (Relating to the development by the Texas Education Agency of an Internet safety and use curriculum for use by school districts.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require the Texas Education Agency to develop an internet safety and use curriculum 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.

The agency estimates one-time costs of about $40,000 to develop the curriculum for school districts use.  It is assumed that the agency would minimize costs by recommending and using available resources to the greatest extent possible in developing the internet safety and use curriculum. 


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