LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 26, 2017

TO:	Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB727 by Garcia (Relating to excluding certain students from the computation of dropout and completion rates for purposes of public school accountability.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill's provisions would require the commissioner of education to exclude from the computation of dropout and completion rates students meeting certain specified criteria.

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.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

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

LBB Staff:

UP, THo, DEH, ED, AM, SL