LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

February 19, 2013

TO:	Honorable Dan Patrick, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB306 by Huffman (Relating to consideration of a student receiving treatment in a residential treatment facility for public school accountability purposes.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend Section 39.055, Education Code, to exclude students being served in a residential treatment facility for accountability purposes. These students would not be counted as dropouts if they left the residential treatment facility after receiving treatment for fewer than 85 days and failed to enroll after treatment unless the campus or district that was serving the facility was the one to which the student was regularly assigned.

Based on the analysis of the Texas Education Agency, the duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources.

The bill would apply beginning with the 2013–2014 school year.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

701 Central Education Agency

LBB Staff:

UP, JBi, JSc