Honorable Brandon Creighton, Chair, Senate Committee on Education K-16
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB991 by Bettencourt (Relating to the inclusion of chronically absent and truant students as students at risk of dropping out of school and the collection and reporting of data regarding those students.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.
Local Government Impact
Schools may have additional students meet the definition of "students at risk of dropping out of school" under the bill's expanded definition.
The bill would require schools to use existing attendance data to track if a student is chronically absent, flag such students, and report to TEA.