Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB2130 by West (Relating to an application for a charter for an open-enrollment charter school and to the expansion of an open-enrollment charter school.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would provide the Commissioner of Education the authority to consider and deny a charter school application on the basis of the geographical area to be served by the proposed open-enrollment charter school if the geographical area includes the attendance zone of a school district campus that meets certain criteria.
According to the Texas Education Agency, any costs associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources.
The bill would take effect immediately if it received a vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each chamber; otherwise, it would take effect September 1, 2017.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.