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:	SB1290 by Van de Putte (Relating to authorization for school districts to provide mentors for teachers assigned to a new subject or grade level.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would specify that school districts may assign a mentor to teachers with less than two years of experience in the subject or grade level to which the teacher is assigned.

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