LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 25, 2013

TO:	Honorable Dan Patrick, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB929 by Paxton (Relating to equal opportunity for access by home-schooled students to University Interscholastic League sponsored activities; authorizing a fee.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require public schools that participated in University Interscholastic League (UIL) activities to provide home-schooled students that resided in their attendance area with the opportunity to participate in UIL activities along with students enrolled in the school.

The bill has no direct fiscal implications for the Foundation School Program (FSP), the UIL, or the operations of the Texas Education Agency.

Local Government Impact

School districts would experience costs for uniforms, equipment, travel, and other costs related to the participation of students in UIL activities. While districts have the authority to charge students for many of these costs, districts that do not charge all of their students for participation would not be authorized to adopt a policy that established fees for home-schooled children only.

Source Agencies:

701 Central Education Agency, 720 The University of Texas System Administration

LBB Staff:

UP, JBi, JSc