Honorable Jimmie Don Aycock, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB771 by Deshotel (Relating to funding for the Texas Academy of Leadership in the Humanities.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would modify the Education Code to eliminate the tier one local share of the Texas Academy of Leadership in the Humanities for the purpose of calculating the academy's state aid under the Foundation School Program.
Based on information provided by the Texas Education Agency, it is assumed that any additional cost incurred by the state in implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources.
The bill would apply beginning with the 2015-16 school year.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
701 Central Education Agency, 758 Texas State University System