LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 11, 2013

TO:	Honorable Jimmie Don Aycock, Chair, House Committee On Public Education
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2058 by Allen (Relating to the administration of a high school equivalency examination.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would allow any person who was at least 16 years of age and in the custody of a public agency under a court order to take the high school equivalency exam. The bill would eliminate the provision prohibiting a person under 18 years of age from taking the exam online.

The bill would likely expand the number of examinees. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) currently charges $3 per test administration, increasing to $3.75 in 2014. These fees would cover the costs for the additional administrations, resulting in no significant fiscal impact to the operation of the TEA.

The Department of Criminal Justice and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department anticipate no fiscal impact from the bill.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

644 Texas Juvenile Justice Department, 696 Department of Criminal Justice, 701 Central Education Agency

LBB Staff:

UP, JBi, JSc