LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION February 27, 2009 TO: Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB688 by Wentworth (Relating to the mitigation of the impact of residential development in public school districts.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require the Commissioner of Education, upon request by a school district, to review proposals for residential developments of 1,000 or more single-family housing units to determine whether the development is likely to increase elementary school enrollment in a school district to an extent warranting construction of a new elementary school facility. Costs to the Texas Education Agency would vary with the number of requests for review submitted, but are not expected to be significant. Local Government Impact The bill would require a developer of a proposed residential development of a 1,000 or more single-family housing units to submit a plat or replat to a public school district. If the commissioner determined the development would create a need for a new elementary school, the district would be entitled to purchase a percentage of the property. School districts with successful requests could benefit from the ability to purchase property in order to handle increased elementary student enrollment. Source Agencies:701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: JOB, JSp, JGM, JSc, TP
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
February 27, 2009
TO: Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB688 by Wentworth (Relating to the mitigation of the impact of residential development in public school districts.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB688 by Wentworth (Relating to the mitigation of the impact of residential development in public school districts.), As Introduced
Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB688 by Wentworth (Relating to the mitigation of the impact of residential development in public school districts.), As Introduced
SB688 by Wentworth (Relating to the mitigation of the impact of residential development in public school districts.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require the Commissioner of Education, upon request by a school district, to review proposals for residential developments of 1,000 or more single-family housing units to determine whether the development is likely to increase elementary school enrollment in a school district to an extent warranting construction of a new elementary school facility. Costs to the Texas Education Agency would vary with the number of requests for review submitted, but are not expected to be significant.
Local Government Impact
The bill would require a developer of a proposed residential development of a 1,000 or more single-family housing units to submit a plat or replat to a public school district. If the commissioner determined the development would create a need for a new elementary school, the district would be entitled to purchase a percentage of the property. School districts with successful requests could benefit from the ability to purchase property in order to handle increased elementary student enrollment.
Source Agencies: 701 Central Education Agency
701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff: JOB, JSp, JGM, JSc, TP
JOB, JSp, JGM, JSc, TP