LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 22, 2009 TO: Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB635 by Guillen (Relating to the authority of the Texas Education Agency to seek, accept, and distribute grants available for the benefit of public elementary and secondary education.), As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would allow the Texas Education Agency to seek, accept, and distribute federal grants for the benefit of public elementary schools. The bill would allow the commissioner to determine that a school district-operated or a community-based Head Start program serves as a public elementary school for eligibility purposes for federal grants. The bill specifies that a Head Start program determined to be serving as a public elementary school is eligible for any state funds to which it would otherwise not be entitled. A community-based Head Start program does not meet the federal definition of a Local Education Agency (LEA) and would therefore not be eligible for federal funds designated for LEAs according to federal law. Local Government Impact No 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
March 22, 2009
TO: Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB635 by Guillen (Relating to the authority of the Texas Education Agency to seek, accept, and distribute grants available for the benefit of public elementary and secondary education.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB635 by Guillen (Relating to the authority of the Texas Education Agency to seek, accept, and distribute grants available for the benefit of public elementary and secondary education.), 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
HB635 by Guillen (Relating to the authority of the Texas Education Agency to seek, accept, and distribute grants available for the benefit of public elementary and secondary education.), As Introduced
HB635 by Guillen (Relating to the authority of the Texas Education Agency to seek, accept, and distribute grants available for the benefit of public elementary and secondary education.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would allow the Texas Education Agency to seek, accept, and distribute federal grants for the benefit of public elementary schools. The bill would allow the commissioner to determine that a school district-operated or a community-based Head Start program serves as a public elementary school for eligibility purposes for federal grants. The bill specifies that a Head Start program determined to be serving as a public elementary school is eligible for any state funds to which it would otherwise not be entitled. A community-based Head Start program does not meet the federal definition of a Local Education Agency (LEA) and would therefore not be eligible for federal funds designated for LEAs according to federal law.
The bill would allow the Texas Education Agency to seek, accept, and distribute federal grants for the benefit of public elementary schools. The bill would allow the commissioner to determine that a school district-operated or a community-based Head Start program serves as a public elementary school for eligibility purposes for federal grants. The bill specifies that a Head Start program determined to be serving as a public elementary school is eligible for any state funds to which it would otherwise not be entitled.
A community-based Head Start program does not meet the federal definition of a Local Education Agency (LEA) and would therefore not be eligible for federal funds designated for LEAs according to federal law.
Local Government Impact
No 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