LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 22, 2013

TO:	Honorable Dan Patrick, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB832 by Davis (Relating to training for school district and open-enrollment charter school liaisons who assist students in the conservatorship of the state with school enrollments and transfers.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require open-enrollment charter schools, in addition to school districts, to appoint an employee as a liaison to facilitate enrollment and transfers for students in the conservatorship of the state. School districts and open-enrollment charter schools would be required to report the liaison's contact information to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) in a format and schedule as determined by the commissioner of education.

The bill would require the TEA to provide information to liaisons on facilitating the enrollment and transfers of students in the conservatorship of the state.

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

Local Government Impact

Open-enrollment charter schools would be required to appoint an employee as a liaison to assist students in the conservatorship of the state with enrollment and transfers. School districts and open-enrollment charter schools would be required to submit the name and contact information for liaisons to the TEA.  District liaisons would receive information about best practices to assist foster children enrolling and transferring from one district to another.

Source Agencies:

701 Central Education Agency

LBB Staff:

UP, JBi, JSc