LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 22, 2015

TO:	Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB2046 by Taylor, Van (Relating to equal opportunity for access by home-schooled students to University Interscholastic League-sponsored activities; authorizing a fee.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require public schools that participated in University Interscholastic League (UIL) activities to provide home-schooled students that resided in their attendance area and who otherwise met league eligibility standards with the opportunity to participate in UIL activities along with students enrolled in the school.

The bill has no direct fiscal implications for the Foundation School Program (FSP), the UIL, or the operations of the Texas Education Agency.

Local Government Impact

School districts would experience costs for uniforms, equipment, travel, and other costs related to the participation of students in UIL activities. While districts have the authority to charge students for many of these costs, districts that do not charge all of their students for participation would not be authorized to adopt a policy that established fees for home-schooled children only.

There would be some administrative costs to collect academic proficiency information every other year and to accept periodic academic progress reports to determine continued eligibility to participate in UIL activities.

Source Agencies:

720 The University of Texas System Administration, 701 Central Education Agency

LBB Staff:

UP, JBi