LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 9, 2011 TO: Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1268 by Murphy (Relating to the computation of public high school grade point averages.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend requirements related to the manner in which local school districts compute student grade point averages, including weights for certain advanced courses and would require that any weights included by the school district in the calculation of grade point average be used in determining eligibility for automatic admission to institutions of higher education. Local Government Impact To the extent that current school district policies regarding the computation of student grade point averages differ from the computation requirements, school districts would be required to amend local policies. Source Agencies:701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: JOB, LXH, JGM, JSc LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 9, 2011 TO: Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1268 by Murphy (Relating to the computation of public high school grade point averages.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1268 by Murphy (Relating to the computation of public high school grade point averages.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted 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 HB1268 by Murphy (Relating to the computation of public high school grade point averages.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted HB1268 by Murphy (Relating to the computation of public high school grade point averages.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend requirements related to the manner in which local school districts compute student grade point averages, including weights for certain advanced courses and would require that any weights included by the school district in the calculation of grade point average be used in determining eligibility for automatic admission to institutions of higher education. Local Government Impact To the extent that current school district policies regarding the computation of student grade point averages differ from the computation requirements, school districts would be required to amend local policies. Source Agencies: 701 Central Education Agency 701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: JOB, LXH, JGM, JSc JOB, LXH, JGM, JSc