TO: | Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB2488 by Hochberg (Relating to open-source textbooks for public schools.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2010 | ($3,746,000) |
2011 | ($3,725,000) |
2012 | ($3,725,000) |
2013 | ($3,725,000) |
2014 | ($3,725,000) |
Fiscal Year | Probable Savings/(Cost) from State Textbook Fund 3 |
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2010 | ($3,746,000) |
2011 | ($3,725,000) |
2012 | ($3,725,000) |
2013 | ($3,725,000) |
2014 | ($3,725,000) |
The bill would require the State Board of Education to adopt open-source textbooks for secondary courses submitted by certain institutions of higher education or public technical institutes in Texas on a conforming or non-conforming list if the textbooks meet requirements established in the bill.
The bill would require school districts and charter schools that select open-source textbooks to requisition printed copies of the textbooks for students lacking the technology to access the open-source materials or to arrange for the student to have the necessary technology to access the materials at no charge.
The cost to print and bind open-source textbooks is assumed at $35 per book, and shipping is assumed at $2.25 per book. For purposes of this estimate it is assumed that school districts would requisition 100,000 printed copies of open-source textbooks per year, which yields associated costs estimated at $3.5 million annually for printing and $225,000 annually for shipping.. The Texas Education Agency estimates that modifications to the Electronic Materials and Textbooks system (EMAT) costing $21,000 in FY2010 would be required.
Should the number of actual printed copies ordered vary from the assumption made in this fiscal note, the cost will increase or decrease in a proportional manner.
Source Agencies: | 701 Central Education Agency
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LBB Staff: | JOB, JSp, JGM, JSc
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