TO: | Honorable Dan Patrick, Chair, Senate Committee on Education |
FROM: | Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB1775 by West (Relating to student eligibility to attend public school districts and charter schools, student transfers, and the Public Education Grant Program.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2014 | ($1,000,000) |
2015 | ($200,000) |
2016 | ($200,000) |
2017 | ($200,000) |
2018 | ($200,000) |
Fiscal Year | Probable Savings/(Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1 |
---|---|
2014 | ($1,000,000) |
2015 | ($200,000) |
2016 | ($200,000) |
2017 | ($200,000) |
2018 | ($200,000) |
The bill would require each school district, open-enrollment charter school, or regional education service center to display on its website certain information about each campus.
The bill would require the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to contract with one or more third-party contractors to develop, implement, maintain, and publicize a website that enables the public to identify by zip code campuses of school districts and open-enrollment charter schools located within the student’s district of residence and contiguous districts that match identified performance and program offerings and include the step-by-step process by which a student may enroll in a campus outside the student’s assigned attendance zone.
The bill would require the Commissioner of Education to adopt rules which would require the board of trustees of a school district, or a designated person, to transfer a student from one school facility or classroom to another within its jurisdiction.
The bill would allow any child, other than a high school graduate, who is younger than 21 years of age and eligible for enrollment on September 1 at any school to transfer to another district in this state if the applicant's parent or guardian or person having lawful control of the child requests the transfer in writing.
The bill would require a lottery for the districts that have more applicants for attendance than available positions.
Based on information provided by TEA, the estimated cost to develop the required website and any required updates to the Public Education Information Management System would be $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $200,000 in subsequent years.
TEA indicates that the bill would not have a significant fiscal impact to the Foundation School Program.
Source Agencies: | 701 Central Education Agency
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LBB Staff: | UP, JBi, JSc, AH
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