LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 9, 2017

TO:	Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1569 by Ashby (Relating to the disclosure to public schools of certain records of students placed in residential facilities.), As Engrossed

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

This bill would amend the Education Code to require residential facilities to provide to a school district or open-enrollment charter school that provides educational services to a student placed in the facility any information relating to the student's school records, behavioral history, and record of arrests, indictments, or other formal charges and the disposition of such. The bill would also amend the Human Resources Code to require residential treatment facilities to provide the same information to an open-enrollment charter school that provides educational services to a student placed in the residential treatment facility. The bill would take effect immediately if passed within the necessary voting margins, or September 1, 2017.

The Texas Education Agency and Juvenile Justice Department indicate the bill could  be implemented with existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

644 Juvenile Justice Department, 701 Texas Education Agency

LBB Staff:

UP, THo, AM, RSt