LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 23, 2017

TO:	Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1500 by Giddings (Relating to the public school accountability system.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would expand the components of Domain 4 of the Texas public school accountability system.

The bill also would require the Commissioner of Education to approve or reject any campus turnaround plan in writing. If the plan is rejected, the commissioner would be required to send the district an outline of the specific concerns regarding the turnaround plan that resulted in the rejection. A district receiving a rejected plan would have to create a modified plan with assistance from TEA staff.

The bill would take effect September 1, 2017, or immediately if passed with the necessary voting margins, and would apply beginning with school year 2017-18.

The Texas Education Agency reports that the bill can be implemented with existing resources.

Local Government Impact

Districts would need to create an administrative process to collect data on the new components.  The costs associated with this requirement would vary by district.

TEA estimates a minimal local impact to implement the campus turnaround plan requirements, as districts are currently required to take action to address campus improvement plans. This bill would limit or eliminate interventions at some districts.

Source Agencies:

701 Texas Education Agency, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board

LBB Staff:

UP, SL, THo, AM, AW