Honorable Brandon Creighton, Chair, Senate Committee on Education K-16
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1490 by Bettencourt (Relating to adult high school charter program funding.), As Introduced
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB1490, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($20,408,072) 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
($8,309,627)
2027
($12,098,445)
2028
($16,178,778)
2029
($19,208,133)
2030
($21,153,381)
All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
Fiscal Year
Probable Savings/(Cost) from Foundation School Fund 193
2026
($8,309,627)
2027
($12,098,445)
2028
($16,178,778)
2029
($19,208,133)
2030
($21,153,381)
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would adjust the number of instructional days a student in an adult education program operated under a charter school may be considered to be in average daily attendance with a 100 percent attendance rate based on certain criteria.
Methodology
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) assumes the bill would result in costs to the Foundation School Program (FSP) of $8.3 million in fiscal year 2026, $12.1 million in fiscal year 2027, increasing to $21.2 million in fiscal year 2030. TEA assumes costs of the bill would increase in subsequent fiscal years due to anticipated growth in the number of adult charter schools and enrolled students under both current law and the bill.
Local Government Impact
This analysis assumes certain open-enrollment charter schools would receive additional funding through the FSP under this bill.