Honorable Tracy O. King, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1781 by King, Ken (Relating to a limitation on sanctions imposed on school districts for the sale of foods of minimal nutritional value.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Agriculture Code to prohibit the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), given certain conditions as defined by the bill, from imposing a sanction on a school district for the sale of foods of minimal nutritional value at the high school level. According to TDA, historical data reflects these types of sanctions were less than $5,000 per year. Accordingly, no significant fiscal impact to the state is anticipated.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
551 Department of Agriculture, 701 Central Education Agency