LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 17, 2015

TO:
Honorable Jimmie Don Aycock, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
 
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB1842 by Aycock (Relating to the assessment of intervention in and sanction of a public school that does not satisfy accreditation criteria.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill amends the Education Code related to the assessment of intervention in and sanction of a public school that does not satisfy accreditation criteria.  The bill would require the majority of members of a board of trustees to attend a hearing order by the commissioner regarding a campus or campuses not meeting performance standards.

The bill allows campus intervention teams to advise the commissioner in the implementation of a targeted improvement plan at a low performing campus. Campus intervention teams could reassign educators as part of reconstitution of a campus and provide interventions for administrator or teacher teams. Campus intervention teams would also be required to incorporate demographic analysis of LEP students into its guidelines and procedures when conducting comprehensive on-site need assessments.

The bill requires districts to provide notification to parents of students enrolled at a low performing campus seven days prior to a public hearing regarding the targeted improvement plan.

Based on the analysis of the Texas Education Agency, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources.

Local Government Impact

 There may be some administrative costs for any required postings or notifications, hiring of special experts, or extensions of conservators or management teams. These costs would only apply to districts with low performing campuses and would vary depending on the individual circumstances.


Source Agencies:
701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff:
UP, JBi, SL, AW