Honorable Brandon Creighton, Chair, Senate Committee on Education K-16
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB2942 by Creighton (Relating to certain charter school programs and students.), As Introduced
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB2942, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($27,961,072) 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
($11,469,335)
2027
($16,491,737)
2028
($21,867,332)
2029
($25,718,913)
2030
($27,989,700)
All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
Fiscal Year
Probable Savings/(Cost) from Foundation School Fund 193
2026
($11,469,335)
2027
($16,491,737)
2028
($21,867,332)
2029
($25,718,913)
2030
($27,989,700)
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would expands the age eligibility for adult charter schools from not more than 50 years to not more than 60 years.
The bill would adjust the number of instructional days a student in an adult education program operated under a charter may be considered to be in average daily attendance with a 100 percent attendance rate based on certain criteria.
The bill would increase the funding weights for each earned credit under the adult education program and would base funding on the preceding six-week period.
The commissioner would be required to provide funding for costs associated with establishing a new campus for an adult education program operated under this subchapter for an entity meeting certain criteria.
Methodology
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) assumes the cost to expand the age eligibility for adult charter schools cannot be determined. TEA assumes the cost to provide funding for establishing a new campus for an adult education program cannot be determined due to lack of student data at an eligible new campus.
TEA assumes the bill would result in costs to the Foundation School Program (FSP) of $11.5 million in fiscal year 2026, $16.5 million in fiscal year 2027, increasing to $28.0 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.