Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB487 by Hughes (Relating to the applicability of certain laws to open-enrollment charter schools.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Education Code and the Local Government Code to provide that open-enrollment charter schools are on the same footing as independent school districts with regard to various regulations and fees that may be imposed by a political subdivision and that a political subdivision may not take any action that would prohibit an open-enrollment charter school from operating within the political subdivision's jurisdiction that it could not take against a school district.
Local Government Impact
According to the Texas Education Agency, the bill's provision may result in a cost savings to open-enrollment charter schools.
According to the Texas Association of Counties, no significant fiscal implication to counties is anticipated.