LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 15, 2013

TO:
Honorable Jimmie Don Aycock, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
 
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB945 by Riddle (Relating to abolishing certain county boards of education, boards of county school trustees, and offices of county school superintendent.), As Introduced



Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB945, As Introduced: a positive impact of $1,937,610 through the biennium ending August 31, 2015.

The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.



Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2014 $968,805
2015 $968,805
2016 $968,805
2017 $968,805
2018 $968,805




Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from
Foundation School Fund
193
2014 $968,805
2015 $968,805
2016 $968,805
2017 $968,805
2018 $968,805

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would abolish the Harris County Department of Education and transfer all assets, liabilities, and contracts of the department to the commissioner's court of the county.


Methodology

Based on information provided by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), the Harris County Department of Education receives $968,805 in annual state funding, primarily for employee benefits, that would be saved if the Department were to be abolished.

TEA contracts with the Harris County Department of Education to administer the Adult Basic Education program. For the purpose of this analysis, it is assumed that TEA would contract with a different organization to administer the program at a similar funding level.


Local Government Impact

Under the provisions of the bill, all assets, liabilities, and contracts of the Harris County Department of Education would transfer to the Harris County commissioners court.


Source Agencies:
701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff:
UP, JBi, JSc, AH, KKR