LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 21, 2011 TO: Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1539 by Hochberg (Relating to state ownership of school textbooks.), As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would strike provisions of the Texas Education Code stipulating that textbooks purchased by the state are the property of the state and provisions requiring that students cover textbooks. Local Government Impact School districts would no longer have to require that students cover textbooks. Source Agencies:701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: JOB, LXH, JGM, JSc
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 21, 2011
TO: Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1539 by Hochberg (Relating to state ownership of school textbooks.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1539 by Hochberg (Relating to state ownership of school textbooks.), 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
HB1539 by Hochberg (Relating to state ownership of school textbooks.), As Introduced
HB1539 by Hochberg (Relating to state ownership of school textbooks.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would strike provisions of the Texas Education Code stipulating that textbooks purchased by the state are the property of the state and provisions requiring that students cover textbooks.
Local Government Impact
School districts would no longer have to require that students cover textbooks.
Source Agencies: 701 Central Education Agency
701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff: JOB, LXH, JGM, JSc
JOB, LXH, JGM, JSc