LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 17, 2013

TO:	Honorable Dan Patrick, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1309 by Davis (relating to assessment alternatives or accommodations for certain public school students in special education programs.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB1309, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: a negative impact of ($1,100,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2015.

The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2014	($1,100,000)
2015	$0
2016	$0
2017	$0
2018	$0

All Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Savings/(Cost) from Foundation School Fund 193
2014	($1,100,000)
2015	$0
2016	$0
2017	$0
2018	$0

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would require the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to redevelop assessment instruments for significantly cognitively disabled students. These assessment instruments could not require a teacher to prepare tasks or materials for a student who would be administered the assessment instrument. The bill would require the redeveloped assessment instruments to be administered beginning with the 2014–2015 school year.

Methodology

Based on information provided by the Texas Education Agency, provisions of the bill would require a redevelopment of the alternative assessment instruments at an estimated cost of $1.1 million in fiscal year 2014.

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