LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

February 8, 2013

TO:	Honorable Dan Patrick, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB172 by Carona (Relating to diagnosing the reading development and comprehension of public school kindergarten students.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require the Commissioner of Education to include at least two multidimensional assessment tools on the Commissioner's list of reading instruments that a district may use to diagnose student reading development and comprehension.

No significant impact to the state is anticipated.

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