LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 14, 2011

TO:	Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1336 by Allen (Relating to the authority of a school district to implement a school bus monitoring system that records images, including images of vehicles that pass a stopped school bus; providing for the imposition of penalties.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

Local Government Impact

School districts would experience costs to install and maintain the monitoring systems.
 
School districts that chose to pursue the civil penalties could experience significant legal and administrative costs, particularly if the imposition or amount was challenged by the registered owner of the vehicle. School districts would receive the funds from penalties, which may or may not be sufficient to offset the costs to install the monitoring systems and to impose and collect penalties.
 
School districts that chose to install monitoring systems and pursue civil penalties could incur some minimal administrative costs to comply with annual reporting requirements.  

Source Agencies:

701 Central Education Agency

LBB Staff:

JOB, LXH, JGM, RBl