LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 10, 2011 TO: Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3261 by Strama (Relating to the establishment of the Texas High Performance Schools Consortium.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would create the Texas High Performance Schools Consortium to advise state leadership on best practices for improving student learning through the development of learning standards and assessment and accountability systems. School districts and charter schools could apply to the Commissioner of Education to participate, and up to 20 school districts and one open-enrollment charter could be selected. The application would include a detailed plan for assessments and accountability. The bill would allow the Commissioner to charge a fee to participating school districts and charter schools to fund administrative costs of the Consortium. It is assumed for the purposes of this fiscal note that the Commissioner would not require such a fee as it would discourage participation in the consortium. The Texas Education Agency is expected to incur some costs related to the consortium, but these costs are not estimated to be significant. Local Government Impact School districts and open-enrollment charter schools could apply to participate in the Consortium. Source Agencies:701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: JOB, JGM, LXH, JSc
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 10, 2011
TO: Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3261 by Strama (Relating to the establishment of the Texas High Performance Schools Consortium.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3261 by Strama (Relating to the establishment of the Texas High Performance Schools Consortium.), 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
HB3261 by Strama (Relating to the establishment of the Texas High Performance Schools Consortium.), As Introduced
HB3261 by Strama (Relating to the establishment of the Texas High Performance Schools Consortium.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would create the Texas High Performance Schools Consortium to advise state leadership on best practices for improving student learning through the development of learning standards and assessment and accountability systems. School districts and charter schools could apply to the Commissioner of Education to participate, and up to 20 school districts and one open-enrollment charter could be selected. The application would include a detailed plan for assessments and accountability. The bill would allow the Commissioner to charge a fee to participating school districts and charter schools to fund administrative costs of the Consortium. It is assumed for the purposes of this fiscal note that the Commissioner would not require such a fee as it would discourage participation in the consortium. The Texas Education Agency is expected to incur some costs related to the consortium, but these costs are not estimated to be significant.
The bill would create the Texas High Performance Schools Consortium to advise state leadership on best practices for improving student learning through the development of learning standards and assessment and accountability systems.
School districts and charter schools could apply to the Commissioner of Education to participate, and up to 20 school districts and one open-enrollment charter could be selected. The application would include a detailed plan for assessments and accountability.
The bill would allow the Commissioner to charge a fee to participating school districts and charter schools to fund administrative costs of the Consortium. It is assumed for the purposes of this fiscal note that the Commissioner would not require such a fee as it would discourage participation in the consortium.
The Texas Education Agency is expected to incur some costs related to the consortium, but these costs are not estimated to be significant.
Local Government Impact
School districts and open-enrollment charter schools could apply to participate in the Consortium.
Source Agencies: 701 Central Education Agency
701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff: JOB, JGM, LXH, JSc
JOB, JGM, LXH, JSc