LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 27, 2015

TO:
Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
 
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
SB161 by Rodríguez (Relating to the bilingual education allotment provided under the public school finance system.), As Introduced



Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB161, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($1,525,200,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2017.

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



Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2016 ($761,200,000)
2017 ($764,000,000)
2018 ($774,700,000)
2019 ($796,300,000)
2020 ($817,600,000)




Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from
Foundation School Fund
193
2016 ($761,200,000)
2017 ($764,000,000)
2018 ($774,700,000)
2019 ($796,300,000)
2020 ($817,600,000)

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would increase entitlement under the Foundation School Program (FSP) by changing the multiplier applied in calculating the bilingual education allotment. 

The bill would take effect September 1, 2015.

Methodology

The bill would increase the multiplier applied in calculating the FSP bilingual education allotment from the current value of 0.1 to 0.25.  Based on current projections of the average daily attendance of students anticipated to be served in bilingual education or special language programs, increased cost to the state under the provisions of the bill are estimated to be $761.2 million in fiscal year 2016 and $764.0 million in fiscal year 2017, increasing to $817.6 million by fiscal year 2020.

Local Government Impact

School districts and charter schools that serve students in bilingual education and special language programs would realize additional revenue beginning in fiscal year 2016 under the provisions of the bill.


Source Agencies:
701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff:
UP, JBi, AM, JSp