TO: | Honorable Dan Patrick, Chair, Senate Committee on Education |
FROM: | Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB1115 by Whitmire (Relating to reporting, standards, restrictions, and requirements regarding public school disciplinary actions.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
---|---|
2014 | ($379,100) |
2015 | ($200,000) |
2016 | ($200,000) |
2017 | ($200,000) |
2018 | ($200,000) |
Fiscal Year | Probable Savings/(Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1 |
---|---|
2014 | ($379,100) |
2015 | ($200,000) |
2016 | ($200,000) |
2017 | ($200,000) |
2018 | ($200,000) |
The bill would require the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to collect data about school districts disciplinary actions that result in the removal of a student from their regular academic program. The district would be required to report the student's race or ethnicity, sex, date of birth, and if applicable, the student's designation as a student with disabilities.
The bill would require school districts to report data on all discretionary disciplinary actions to TEA and require the agency to evaluate the data to determine whether the placements were excessive in number, discriminatory in nature (race or ethnicity and disability), or excessive in length of stay.
Several new data elements would be added to the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) in order to accommodate the proposed requirements. TEA estimates the cost of modifying PEIMS at $179,100 in General Revenue Funds in FY 2014.
The cost to contract with the Texas School Safety Center to conduct the annual evaluation of discretionary disciplinary placement data is estimated at $200,000 annually.
Source Agencies: | 701 Central Education Agency
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LBB Staff: | UP, JBi, JSc, RBl
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