LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

February 25, 2009

TO:	Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB33 by Zaffirini (relating to school district requirements regarding parental notification and documentation in connection with disciplinary alternative education programs.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

Local Government Impact

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

Costs for school districts to implement the bill's requirement to provide written notice to the parents of a public school student removed to a disciplinary alternative education program (DAEP) could vary.  Some districts may already document DAEP conferences, and costs for such districts would likely be lower in fulfilling this requirement.  Districts with a high number of DAEP referrals would experience relatively higher administrative and mailing costs. 

Source Agencies:

701 Central Education Agency

LBB Staff:

JOB, JSp, JGM