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LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 3, 2021
TO:
Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1411 by Gates (Relating to funding under the transportation allotment for transportation related to career and technology education and the use of transportation allotment funds by school districts to provide prepaid fuel cards to certain students.), As Introduced
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB1411, As Introduced : a negative impact of ($7,421,447) through the biennium ending August 31, 2023.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
General Revenue-Related Funds, Five- Year Impact:
Fiscal Year
Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2022
($3,686,810)
2023
($3,734,637)
2024
($3,662,897)
2025
($3,662,897)
2026
($3,662,897)
All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
Fiscal Year
Probable Savings/(Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1
Probable Savings/(Cost) from Foundation School Fund 193
2022
($23,913)
($3,662,897)
2023
($71,740)
($3,662,897)
2024
($3,662,897)
2025
($3,662,897)
2026
($3,662,897)
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would allow a school district to be reimbursed for the cost of transporting a career and technology education (CTE) student from a school bus stop to a campus under the transportation allotment. The bill would also allow a school district to provide a prepaid fuel card to a student when the regular transportation system of the school district is not a feasible means of transportation.
Methodology
According to the Texas Education Agency (TEA), total annual CTE mileage reported by school districts in 2018–2019 was 9,076,821 miles, totaling $36,628,972 and an average rate of $4.04 per mile. Under an assumption that the bill would yield a 10 percent increase in mileage and routes, the agency estimates an increased cost to the Foundation School Program of $3,662,897 per fiscal year. The agency does not anticipate that the bill's provisions related to prepaid fuel cards would have a fiscal impact.
Technology
According to TEA, The cost to develop and implement the requirements of the bill in the FSP application are $23,913 in FY 22 and $71,740 in FY 23 for initial development effort for a total cost of $95,653.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.