Honorable Brandon Creighton, Chair, Senate Committee on Education K-16
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB12 by Creighton (Relating to parental rights in public education, to certain public
school requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction and
diversity, equity, and inclusion duties, and to student clubs at
public schools.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB12, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: a negative impact of ($1,281,446) 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
($433,155)
2027
($848,291)
2028
($195,856)
2029
($195,856)
2030
($195,856)
All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
Fiscal Year
Probable Savings/(Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2025
2026
($433,155)
2.0
2027
($848,291)
2.0
2028
($195,856)
2.0
2029
($195,856)
2.0
2030
($195,856)
2.0
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would require a public elementary or secondary school, the school's governing body, and the school's employees to comply with certain policies, including a prohibition on the infringement of parental rights and a prohibition on diversity, equity, and inclusion duties.
The bill would require districts to implement a local grievance procedure to address grievances relating to the policies prohibiting diversity, equity, and inclusion duties and the infringement of parental rights.
The bill would require local education agencies (LEAs) to annually report to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) information relating to facility space and usage. TEA would be required to produce and make available the report for LEAs to use.
The bill would require superintendents of districts and open-enrollment charter schools to certify annually to TEA that the district or open-enrollment charter school is in compliance with the prohibition on diversity, equity, and inclusion duties and with requirements relating to appropriate discipline of district or school employees or contractors who engage in certain prohibited conduct. TEA would be required to publish each certification received on the agency's internet website.
The bill would prohibit LEAs from charging a tuition fee for a student transfer authorized under Education Code, Section 25.036.
Methodology
To implement the changes made by the bill, TEA would require 1.0 FTE to ensure policy compliance and assist districts in developing local grievance procedures.
TEA assumes that the Financial Compliance Department would require 1.0 FTE to answer questions, track, review, compile, and post the certifications online.
Technology
TEA assumes IT costs to implement the provisions of the bill would total $227,389 in fiscal year 2026 and $652,435 in fiscal year 2027.
Local Government Impact
TEA assumes that there may be costs to LEAs associated with reporting facility usage.
TEA assumes there would be a fiscal impact to certain districts who currently accept transfers and charge the transfer students tuition. The agency does not collect this information and therefore cannot determine how much this would cost those districts.