LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 19, 2013

TO:	Honorable Jimmie Don Aycock, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1230 by Giddings (Relating to the assignment of a public school student to an inexperienced or uncertified teacher.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would prohibit school districts with an enrollment of 5,000 or more from assigning a student in kindergarten through grade six for two consecutive school years with a teacher who did not hold an appropriate certificate or who has less than one year of teaching experience. The bill would allow the commissioner of education to waive these provisions in extreme circumstances.

The Texas Education Agency indicates that the duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

There would be some administrative costs to affected districts to comply with the provisions of the bill. Costs would vary from district to district and would depend in part on how many teachers in the district did not hold appropriate certification or had less than one year of experience.

Source Agencies:

701 Central Education Agency

LBB Staff:

UP, JBi, JSc, AW