LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 21, 2021

TO:
Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
 
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
SB2158 by Campbell (relating to requiring the Texas Education Agency to provide identification kits to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools for distribution to the parent or legal custodian of certain students.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted


Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB2158, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted : a negative impact of ($8,000,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2023.




The Texas Education Agency is required to implement Section 33.0531, Education Code, as added by this Act, only if the legislature appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If the legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that purpose, the agency may, but is not required to, implement that section using other appropriations available for that purpose.

General Revenue-Related Funds, Five- Year Impact:

Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to
General Revenue Related Funds
2022($5,300,000)
2023($2,700,000)
2024($2,700,000)
2025($2,700,000)
2026($2,700,000)

All Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from
General Revenue Fund
1
2022($5,300,000)
2023($2,700,000)
2024($2,700,000)
2025($2,700,000)
2026($2,700,000)


Fiscal Analysis

The bill would authorize the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to provide identification kits to school districts and charter schools to be distributed upon parent or guardian request.

Methodology

While the number of requests for kits cannot be determined at this time, this analysis assumes that kits will be provided for 10% of enrolled students in grades K-8 in FY 2022 and 5% in subsequent years based on enrollment in the 2020-2021 school year.  TEA estimates that each kit would cost $15.  Based on these assumptions, the cost for kits in FY 2022 would be $5.3 million and $2.7 million in subsequent years.


Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
701 Texas Education Agency
LBB Staff:
JMc, SL, AH