LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 3, 2009 TO: Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2759 by Martinez Fischer (Relating to transfer of a student of limited English proficiency out of a public school bilingual education or special language program.), As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. This bill would provide that a student may be transferred out of a bilingual education or other special language program if the student demonstrates proficiency in both the students primary language and English, exhibits satisfactory performance on the reading assessment instrument in English, and exhibits other indications of the students overall progress. The provisions of the bill would apply beginning with the 20092010 school year. No fiscal impact to the state is anticipated. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: JOB, JSp, JGM, JSc
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 3, 2009
TO: Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2759 by Martinez Fischer (Relating to transfer of a student of limited English proficiency out of a public school bilingual education or special language program.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2759 by Martinez Fischer (Relating to transfer of a student of limited English proficiency out of a public school bilingual education or special language program.), As Introduced
Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB2759 by Martinez Fischer (Relating to transfer of a student of limited English proficiency out of a public school bilingual education or special language program.), As Introduced
HB2759 by Martinez Fischer (Relating to transfer of a student of limited English proficiency out of a public school bilingual education or special language program.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
This bill would provide that a student may be transferred out of a bilingual education or other special language program if the student demonstrates proficiency in both the students primary language and English, exhibits satisfactory performance on the reading assessment instrument in English, and exhibits other indications of the students overall progress. The provisions of the bill would apply beginning with the 20092010 school year. No fiscal impact to the state is anticipated.
This bill would provide that a student may be transferred out of a bilingual education or other special language program if the student demonstrates proficiency in both the students primary language and English, exhibits satisfactory performance on the reading assessment instrument in English, and exhibits other indications of the students overall progress. The provisions of the bill would apply beginning with the 20092010 school year.
No fiscal impact to the state is anticipated.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 701 Central Education Agency
701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff: JOB, JSp, JGM, JSc
JOB, JSp, JGM, JSc