LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 4, 2009 TO: Honorable Rene Oliveira, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB4429 by Chisum (relating to the authority of a school district to impose ad valorem taxes.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. This bill would amend Section 26.08, Tax Code, by adding Subsection (p). Under new Subsection (p), for certain school districts with characteristics meeting the requirements of the bill, if a district's adopted maintenance and operations (M&O) tax rate for the prior year was less than its effective M&O rate for that year, then the district's current-year rollback tax rate would be calculated as if its prior-year adopted M&O rate was equal to its prior-year effective M&O rate. The bill would alter the calculation of eligible districts' rollback tax rate, but it cannot be determined the extent to which this change may affect district tax rate adoptions. The Texas Education Agency estimates that the statewide impact to the Foundation School Program is not likely to be significant. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Certain districts may have additional flexibility under the rollback tax rate provision of the Tax Code. Source Agencies:304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: JOB, MN, JGM LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 4, 2009 TO: Honorable Rene Oliveira, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB4429 by Chisum (relating to the authority of a school district to impose ad valorem taxes.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable Rene Oliveira, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB4429 by Chisum (relating to the authority of a school district to impose ad valorem taxes.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Honorable Rene Oliveira, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means Honorable Rene Oliveira, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board HB4429 by Chisum (relating to the authority of a school district to impose ad valorem taxes.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted HB4429 by Chisum (relating to the authority of a school district to impose ad valorem taxes.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. This bill would amend Section 26.08, Tax Code, by adding Subsection (p). Under new Subsection (p), for certain school districts with characteristics meeting the requirements of the bill, if a district's adopted maintenance and operations (M&O) tax rate for the prior year was less than its effective M&O rate for that year, then the district's current-year rollback tax rate would be calculated as if its prior-year adopted M&O rate was equal to its prior-year effective M&O rate. The bill would alter the calculation of eligible districts' rollback tax rate, but it cannot be determined the extent to which this change may affect district tax rate adoptions. The Texas Education Agency estimates that the statewide impact to the Foundation School Program is not likely to be significant. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Certain districts may have additional flexibility under the rollback tax rate provision of the Tax Code. Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 701 Central Education Agency 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: JOB, MN, JGM JOB, MN, JGM