Honorable Dan Huberty, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2183 by Allen (Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school reporting of certain releases of a student to the student's parent after school-initiated communication.), As Introduced
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB2183, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($359,787) through the biennium ending August 31, 2021.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
Fiscal Year
Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2020
($89,947)
2021
($269,840)
2022
$0
2023
$0
2024
$0
Fiscal Year
Probable Savings/(Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1
2020
($89,947)
2021
($269,840)
2022
$0
2023
$0
2024
$0
Fiscal Analysis
This bill would amend Texas Education Code, Chapter 25, to require a school district or open-enrollment charter school that releases a student to the student's parent before the end of the instructional day for disciplinary reasons after school-initiated communication to provide a report to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) about the communication and the student's release not later than the third instructional day after the date of communication and release occur. The bill specifies the information to be included in the report.
The bill would require each school district or open-enrollment charter school to annually report through the Public Education Information Management System specified information about the communication and release. The bill would require TEA make information disaggregated by certain student characteristics available to the public.
Methodology
Based on information provided by TEA, it is estimated that implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a total five-year cost to the state of $359,787 from the General Revenue Fund. TEA would need to modify the Texas Student Data System to enable collection of new data fields. These costs estimates are based on TEA's experience with the current systems the agency maintains.
Technology
TEA estimates a total five-year technology cost of $359,787 to make updates to the Texas Student Data System.
Local Government Impact
According to TEA, the bill would result in a significant fiscal impact for school districts and open-enrollment charter schools. School districts and open-enrollment charter schools would be required to start recording specific information in their student information system anytime they initiate a student release that meets specific criteria and will have to record specific information about these releases. Releases will occur at a campus level, so there will be staff that will need to be trained at each school district or open-enrollment charter school to ensure proper record keeping.