LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION Revision 1 April 19, 2011 TO: Honorable Bill Callegari, Chair, House Committee on Government Efficiency & Reform FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1423 by Garza (Relating to restrictions on written information required to be provided by public school teachers and a study by the commissioner of education concerning implementation of the restrictions.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would direct the commissioner of education to conduct a study in FY12 of the methods by which a school district could implement the bill's requirement for local boards of trustees to adopt a policy that beginning in FY15 would reduce the amount of written information a teacher is required to prepare by 50 percent. The commissioner would be required to make the results of the study available to each school district and to submit the results of the study to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house, and presiding officers of standing committees concerning public education by January 1, 2013. The Texas Education Agency estimates that the study would be accomplished through a contract with an external entity in FY12. Local Government Impact The bill would require local boards of trustees to adopt a policy that, beginning in FY15, would reduce the amount of written information a teacher is required to prepare by 50 percent as compared to the amount required to be prepared by a teacher in FY12. Costs would vary depending upon the methods established by local boards to accomplish the required reduction in written information. Source Agencies:701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: JOB, KM, JSp
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
Revision 1
April 19, 2011
Revision 1
Revision 1
TO: Honorable Bill Callegari, Chair, House Committee on Government Efficiency & Reform FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1423 by Garza (Relating to restrictions on written information required to be provided by public school teachers and a study by the commissioner of education concerning implementation of the restrictions.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Bill Callegari, Chair, House Committee on Government Efficiency & Reform
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1423 by Garza (Relating to restrictions on written information required to be provided by public school teachers and a study by the commissioner of education concerning implementation of the restrictions.), As Introduced
Honorable Bill Callegari, Chair, House Committee on Government Efficiency & Reform
Honorable Bill Callegari, Chair, House Committee on Government Efficiency & Reform
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB1423 by Garza (Relating to restrictions on written information required to be provided by public school teachers and a study by the commissioner of education concerning implementation of the restrictions.), As Introduced
HB1423 by Garza (Relating to restrictions on written information required to be provided by public school teachers and a study by the commissioner of education concerning implementation of the restrictions.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would direct the commissioner of education to conduct a study in FY12 of the methods by which a school district could implement the bill's requirement for local boards of trustees to adopt a policy that beginning in FY15 would reduce the amount of written information a teacher is required to prepare by 50 percent. The commissioner would be required to make the results of the study available to each school district and to submit the results of the study to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house, and presiding officers of standing committees concerning public education by January 1, 2013. The Texas Education Agency estimates that the study would be accomplished through a contract with an external entity in FY12.
Local Government Impact
The bill would require local boards of trustees to adopt a policy that, beginning in FY15, would reduce the amount of written information a teacher is required to prepare by 50 percent as compared to the amount required to be prepared by a teacher in FY12. Costs would vary depending upon the methods established by local boards to accomplish the required reduction in written information.
Source Agencies: 701 Central Education Agency
701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff: JOB, KM, JSp
JOB, KM, JSp