Honorable Dan Huberty, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB570 by Capriglione (Relating to certain meetings of open-enrollment charter schools.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
It is assumed that the provisions of the bill relating to certain meetings of open-enrollment charter schools could be absorbed using existing resources.
Local Government Impact
Existing Education Code §12.1051(a) specifies that for the purposes of open meetings and open records, the governing bodies of open enrollment charter schools are considered to be governmental bodies. Governing bodies of charter holders and charter schools that are not able to hold open meetings in the county in which the charter school is located would be required to record, broadcast, and make available audio and video recordings of open meetings on the Internet.
Costs to meet these requirements for out-of-county open meetings could include: additional travel for board members; additional Internet capacity; new software tools; and additional IT and administrative staff requirements.