Honorable Brad Buckley, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1079 by Curry (Relating to the inclusion of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps and Leadership Officer Training Corps programs as public school career and technology education programs and the indicator of achievement for military readiness under the public school accountability system.), As Introduced
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB1079, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($737,726,313) through the biennium ending August 31, 2027.
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
2026
($364,151,922)
2027
($373,574,391)
2028
($326,188,046)
2029
($333,460,264)
2030
($327,429,061)
All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
Fiscal Year
Probable Savings/(Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1
Probable Savings/(Cost) from Foundation School Fund 193
Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from Recapture Payments Atten Crdts 8905
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2025
2026
($380,130)
($363,771,792)
($42,012,619)
2.0
2027
($490,559)
($373,083,832)
($56,905,907)
2.0
2028
($238,275)
($325,949,771)
($56,891,959)
2.0
2029
($238,275)
($333,221,989)
($63,291,951)
2.0
2030
($238,275)
($327,190,786)
($53,828,633)
2.0
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would include courses of study in a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) program or a Leadership Officer Training Corps (LOTC) program in career and technology education programs for which a district could generate entitlement under the Career and Technology Education Allotment under the FSP.
The bill would incorporate Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) scores and JROTC program completion as indicators in the Student Achievement domain of the public school accountability system.
The bill would provide for an additional allotment under the FSP for students enrolled in JROTC or LOTC programs. LOTC students would generate an annual allotment equal to 1.28 multiplied by the basic allotment, or, if applicable, the sum of the basic allotment and the small and mid-sized allotment, per enrolled student. JROTC students would generate an annual allotment equal to 1.47 multiplied by the basic allotment, or, if applicable, the sum of the basic allotment and the small and mid-sized allotment, per enrolled student.
Methodology
TEA assumes that adoption of courses for JROTC and LOTC would cost $47,850 in fiscal year 2026.
TEA indicates that the bill would require an additional 2.0 full time equivalent (FTE) positions to create new data collection for districts, process ASVAB scores, and incorporate results into accountability reports at a cost of $0.2 million in each fiscal year.
TEA assumes 26,591 students currently participate in a JROTC program and that 20.0 percent of them would also participate in a LOTC program. TEA assumes that enrollment in these courses would grow 0.7 percent each year.
This analysis assumes the bill would provide CTE funding under the FSP both on an FTE basis for new JROTC and LOTC CTE courses in Education Code, Section 48.106(a) as well as per enrolled student in JROTC and LOTC programs as established in Section 48.106(a-2). This analysis further assumes only the full-time equivalent students (FTEs) funded under Section 48.106(a) would be subtracted from the calculation of ADA under Education Code, Section 48.051; funding under Section 48.106(a-2) would not impact the calculation of ADA and would therefore not be offset by any reduction in the regular program allotment. This analysis assumes the cost to the FSP would be $363.8 million in fiscal year 2026, $373.1 million in fiscal year 2027, decreasing to $327.2 million in fiscal year 2030. If students in JROTC and LOTC courses were not eligible for funding under Section 48.106(a), costs would be lower.
The cost to the FSP includes estimated decreases in Recapture Payments - Attendance Credits revenue of $42.0 million in fiscal year 2026, $56.9 million in fiscal year 2027, and $53.8 million in fiscal year 2030.
Technology
TEA assumes IT costs associated with implementing the provisions of the bill would be $0.1 million in fiscal year 2026 and $0.3 million in fiscal year 2027.
Local Government Impact
This analysis assumes Local Education Agencies would receive additional funding under the FSP for courses offered within JROTC and LOTC programs.