Honorable Dan Huberty, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3008 by Talarico (Relating to the establishment of a civic education project fund for supporting student civic education projects and educator professional development related to those projects.), As Introduced
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB3008, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($37,711,031) 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
($6,696)
2021
($37,704,335)
2022
($37,680,247)
2023
($37,680,247)
2024
($37,680,247)
Fiscal Year
Probable Savings/(Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2019
2020
($6,696)
0.0
2021
($37,704,335)
1.0
2022
($37,680,247)
1.0
2023
($37,680,247)
1.0
2024
($37,680,247)
1.0
Fiscal Analysis
The bill establishes a civic education project fund for supporting student civic education projects and educator professional development related to those projects. Projects would include economically disadvantaged students in grades 4 - 12 and would focus on the concepts of civic engagement and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and may combine out-of-school service experience with academic study.
The project fund would be funded with legislative appropriations, gifts, grants, or donations. Projects would begin with school year 2020-2021.
Methodology
This analysis assumes that project funds would be General Revenue Funds, but to the extent funds are received through gifts, grants or donations, General Revenue costs could be reduced, or services could be expanded.
TEA estimates approximately 2.8 million students are enrolled in grades 4 through 12 in a school district with an economically disadvantaged rate equal to or above 40%. If each of these students participated in an annual project paid for with the fund established by the bill, the fiscal impact would be approximately $28.0 million annually.
TEA estimates 49,000 teachers are assigned in grades 4-8 and 15,000 teachers are assigned in grades 7-12 to the above eligible students for a total of 64,000 teachers. If funded at $150 per teacher, teacher costs would be approximately $9,600,000.
TEA estimates the cost to implement the requirements in the TSDS PEIMS system would be $6,696 in fiscal year 2020 and $20,088 in fiscal year 2021.
Since the bill establishes that the fund may be used beginning with school year 2021, this analysis assumes one FTE to administer the program at a cost of $84,247 in school year 2021, and $80,247 in subsequent years.
Local Government Impact
The bill would require significant school district resources to completing professional development activities, and planning and executing projects.