LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 20, 2009 TO: Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3647 by Hochberg (Relating to eligibility of certain children for public school prekindergarten classes.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would include step-parent in the definition of parent for purposes of determining requirements and eligibility for free public prekindergarten. It is the current policy of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to include adopted children and stepchildren for these purposes. The bill would extend eligibility for free public prekindergarten to children of teachers in schools serving a population that is greater than 99 percent economically disadvantaged. This provision would increase the number of students eligible for free public Prekindergarten and would therefore increase costs in the Foundation School Program. Assuming that the provision would result in an increase in prekindergarten enrollment by about 75 students per year, costs to the Foundation School Program are not estimated to be significant. The bill would be effective September 1, 2009 or earlier with the appropriate voting margins. Local Government Impact School districts would be required to provide free public prekindergarten to the children of eligible teachers and would receive Foundation School Program funding for those students. Source Agencies:701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: JOB, JSp, JGM, JSc
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 20, 2009
TO: Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3647 by Hochberg (Relating to eligibility of certain children for public school prekindergarten classes.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3647 by Hochberg (Relating to eligibility of certain children for public school prekindergarten classes.), 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
HB3647 by Hochberg (Relating to eligibility of certain children for public school prekindergarten classes.), As Introduced
HB3647 by Hochberg (Relating to eligibility of certain children for public school prekindergarten classes.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would include step-parent in the definition of parent for purposes of determining requirements and eligibility for free public prekindergarten. It is the current policy of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to include adopted children and stepchildren for these purposes. The bill would extend eligibility for free public prekindergarten to children of teachers in schools serving a population that is greater than 99 percent economically disadvantaged. This provision would increase the number of students eligible for free public Prekindergarten and would therefore increase costs in the Foundation School Program. Assuming that the provision would result in an increase in prekindergarten enrollment by about 75 students per year, costs to the Foundation School Program are not estimated to be significant. The bill would be effective September 1, 2009 or earlier with the appropriate voting margins.
The bill would include step-parent in the definition of parent for purposes of determining requirements and eligibility for free public prekindergarten. It is the current policy of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to include adopted children and stepchildren for these purposes.
The bill would extend eligibility for free public prekindergarten to children of teachers in schools serving a population that is greater than 99 percent economically disadvantaged. This provision would increase the number of students eligible for free public Prekindergarten and would therefore increase costs in the Foundation School Program. Assuming that the provision would result in an increase in prekindergarten enrollment by about 75 students per year, costs to the Foundation School Program are not estimated to be significant.
The bill would be effective September 1, 2009 or earlier with the appropriate voting margins.
Local Government Impact
School districts would be required to provide free public prekindergarten to the children of eligible teachers and would receive Foundation School Program funding for those students.
Source Agencies: 701 Central Education Agency
701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff: JOB, JSp, JGM, JSc
JOB, JSp, JGM, JSc