LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 25, 2009

TO:	Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB669 by Shapleigh (Relating to the availability of online testing for high school equivalency examinations.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require the State Board of Education to adopt rules to provide for online administration of high school equivalency examinations, including a procedure for verifying the identity of the examinee.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

701 Central Education Agency

LBB Staff:

JOB, JSp, JGM, JSc