LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 6, 2009 TO: Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB4294 by Branch (Relating to instructional materials and technological equipment in public schools.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would allow districts to select instructional materials and electronic textbooks from a list adopted by the Commissioner of Education in addition to traditional textbooks for foundation or enrichment courses. The bill would permit school districts to purchase instructional materials and electronic textbooks with funds provided from a supplement to the technology allotment. The bill would allow expenditure of any funds received through a supplement to the technology allotment for technological equipment to be used to provide access to approved instructional materials and electronic textbooks. The bill does not provide for a supplement to the technology allotment. The bill would require the Commissioner to adopt a list of instructional materials and electronic textbooks that meet certain requirements regarding content. The bill would require school districts to purchase at a minimum a classroom set of textbooks for courses in the foundation curriculum. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) estimates that 2.5 FTEs would be required to implement the provisions of the bill, primarily for the purpose of implementing structural changes to the current textbook review and adoption process. In addtion, TEA would need to modify the Educational Materials Management System (EMAT) system to implement the provisions of the bill. Associated costs are not anticipated to be significant. Local Government Impact School districts and open-enrollment charter schools could adopt instructional materials or electronic textbooks for foundation or enrichment courses and would be authorized to use a supplement to the technology allotment to pay costs for these materials. School districts would be permitted to purchase technology needed to allow the use of electronic and online materials from a supplement to the technology allotment. School districts and open-enrollment charter schools would be required to purchase a classroom set of SBOE-approved textbooks for a subject and grade level in the foundation curriculum. School districts and open-enrollment charter schools may or may not currently use classroom sets. Source Agencies:701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: JOB, JSp, JGM, JSc
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 6, 2009
TO: Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB4294 by Branch (Relating to instructional materials and technological equipment in public schools.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB4294 by Branch (Relating to instructional materials and technological equipment in public schools.), 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
HB4294 by Branch (Relating to instructional materials and technological equipment in public schools.), As Introduced
HB4294 by Branch (Relating to instructional materials and technological equipment in public schools.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would allow districts to select instructional materials and electronic textbooks from a list adopted by the Commissioner of Education in addition to traditional textbooks for foundation or enrichment courses. The bill would permit school districts to purchase instructional materials and electronic textbooks with funds provided from a supplement to the technology allotment. The bill would allow expenditure of any funds received through a supplement to the technology allotment for technological equipment to be used to provide access to approved instructional materials and electronic textbooks. The bill does not provide for a supplement to the technology allotment. The bill would require the Commissioner to adopt a list of instructional materials and electronic textbooks that meet certain requirements regarding content. The bill would require school districts to purchase at a minimum a classroom set of textbooks for courses in the foundation curriculum. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) estimates that 2.5 FTEs would be required to implement the provisions of the bill, primarily for the purpose of implementing structural changes to the current textbook review and adoption process. In addtion, TEA would need to modify the Educational Materials Management System (EMAT) system to implement the provisions of the bill. Associated costs are not anticipated to be significant.
The bill would allow districts to select instructional materials and electronic textbooks from a list adopted by the Commissioner of Education in addition to traditional textbooks for foundation or enrichment courses. The bill would permit school districts to purchase instructional materials and electronic textbooks with funds provided from a supplement to the technology allotment. The bill would allow expenditure of any funds received through a supplement to the technology allotment for technological equipment to be used to provide access to approved instructional materials and electronic textbooks. The bill does not provide for a supplement to the technology allotment. The bill would require the Commissioner to adopt a list of instructional materials and electronic textbooks that meet certain requirements regarding content.
The bill would require school districts to purchase at a minimum a classroom set of textbooks for courses in the foundation curriculum.
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) estimates that 2.5 FTEs would be required to implement the provisions of the bill, primarily for the purpose of implementing structural changes to the current textbook review and adoption process. In addtion, TEA would need to modify the Educational Materials Management System (EMAT) system to implement the provisions of the bill. Associated costs are not anticipated to be significant.
Local Government Impact
School districts and open-enrollment charter schools could adopt instructional materials or electronic textbooks for foundation or enrichment courses and would be authorized to use a supplement to the technology allotment to pay costs for these materials. School districts would be permitted to purchase technology needed to allow the use of electronic and online materials from a supplement to the technology allotment. School districts and open-enrollment charter schools would be required to purchase a classroom set of SBOE-approved textbooks for a subject and grade level in the foundation curriculum. School districts and open-enrollment charter schools may or may not currently use classroom sets.
Source Agencies: 701 Central Education Agency
701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff: JOB, JSp, JGM, JSc
JOB, JSp, JGM, JSc