LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 22, 2011 TO: Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1335 by Allen (Relating to certain resources available to teachers of a public school student with a disability under the statewide plan for delivery of services to public school students with disabilities.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. Local Government Impact School districts and open-enrollment charter schools would be required to expend funds to develop and implement the process regarding the review of student IEPs. The requirement to allow a classroom teacher to request an ARD committee meeting could be costly and could create procedural problems for the school district, open-enrollment charter school, or the parent. The provisions of this bill would impact only regular classroom teachers who instructed students with disabilities and would not effect change with regard to special education instructional and related service providers. Approximately 68 percent of the students with disabilities are served 80 percent or more of the day in a regular classroom. The provisions of this bill could result in a large number of additional ARD committee meetings. The impact of the associated costs to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools is not known at this time and could vary widely from school district to school district. Source Agencies:701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: JOB, LXH, JGM, JW
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 22, 2011
TO: Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1335 by Allen (Relating to certain resources available to teachers of a public school student with a disability under the statewide plan for delivery of services to public school students with disabilities.), 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: HB1335 by Allen (Relating to certain resources available to teachers of a public school student with a disability under the statewide plan for delivery of services to public school students with disabilities.), 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
HB1335 by Allen (Relating to certain resources available to teachers of a public school student with a disability under the statewide plan for delivery of services to public school students with disabilities.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB1335 by Allen (Relating to certain resources available to teachers of a public school student with a disability under the statewide plan for delivery of services to public school students with disabilities.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
Local Government Impact
School districts and open-enrollment charter schools would be required to expend funds to develop and implement the process regarding the review of student IEPs. The requirement to allow a classroom teacher to request an ARD committee meeting could be costly and could create procedural problems for the school district, open-enrollment charter school, or the parent. The provisions of this bill would impact only regular classroom teachers who instructed students with disabilities and would not effect change with regard to special education instructional and related service providers. Approximately 68 percent of the students with disabilities are served 80 percent or more of the day in a regular classroom. The provisions of this bill could result in a large number of additional ARD committee meetings. The impact of the associated costs to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools is not known at this time and could vary widely from school district to school district.
School districts and open-enrollment charter schools would be required to expend funds to develop and implement the process regarding the review of student IEPs. The requirement to allow a classroom teacher to request an ARD committee meeting could be costly and could create procedural problems for the school district, open-enrollment charter school, or the parent. The provisions of this bill would impact only regular classroom teachers who instructed students with disabilities and would not effect change with regard to special education instructional and related service providers. Approximately 68 percent of the students with disabilities are served 80 percent or more of the day in a regular classroom. The provisions of this bill could result in a large number of additional ARD committee meetings. The impact of the associated costs to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools is not known at this time and could vary widely from school district to school district.
Source Agencies: 701 Central Education Agency
701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff: JOB, LXH, JGM, JW
JOB, LXH, JGM, JW