Honorable Jimmie Don Aycock, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1434 by Taylor, Van (Relating to counting time spent by students participating in certain approved off-campus instructional programs in calculation of the average daily attendance for a school district or open-enrollment charter school.), As Engrossed
The bill would have an indeterminate effect on state cost under the Foundation School Program per parameters established by rules adopted by the Commissioner of Education under the bill.
The bill would authorize the Commissioner of Education to adopt rules under which a student's participation in an off-campus instructional program provided by an entity other than a school district or charter school would be counted for the purpose of calculating average daily attendance under the Foundation School Program (FSP). The bill would take effect September 1, 2015.
Recognizing participation that is not currently allowed to be included in the calculation of average daily attendance (ADA) for the purpose of the FSP would have indeterminate fiscal implications for the state. Fiscal implications to the state would vary depending upon the type of participation authorized by the commissioner to be included in the calculation of ADA. By way of example, if a rule adopted by the commissioner resulted in a 0.1% increase in ADA each year beginning in fiscal year 2016, the increased cost to the state would be $31.5 million in fiscal year 2016 and $31.3 million in fiscal year 2017.
Local Government Impact
School districts experiencing increased average daily attendance under rules adopted in accordance with the provisions of the bill would realize additional revenue.