LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 29, 2013

TO:	Honorable Jimmie Don Aycock, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB504 by Hernandez Luna (Relating to restricting certain state and school district assessments of public school students in prekindergarten and kindergarten.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would prohibit the Texas Education Agency, the State Board of Education, or a school district from requiring the administration of a criterion-referenced or norm-referenced assessment instrument to students in prekindergarten or kindergarten.

This analysis assumes that any additional costs could be absorbed within existing resources.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

701 Central Education Agency

LBB Staff:

UP, JBi, JSc, AH