LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 19, 2011 TO: Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1094 by Rodriguez (Relating to the availability of online testing for high school equivalency examinations.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The Texas Education Agency indicates that the provisions of the bill would not be anticipated to have significant fiscal implications for the operations of the Agency. Accordingly, it is assumed that all activities required to develop and deliver high school equivalency examinations and to administer such online, including the verification of identity and age, could be accomplished within existing Agency resources. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: JOB, LXH, JSp LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 19, 2011 TO: Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1094 by Rodriguez (Relating to the availability of online testing for high school equivalency examinations.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted TO: Honorable Rob Eissler, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1094 by Rodriguez (Relating to the availability of online testing for high school equivalency examinations.), Committee Report 2nd 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 SB1094 by Rodriguez (Relating to the availability of online testing for high school equivalency examinations.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted SB1094 by Rodriguez (Relating to the availability of online testing for high school equivalency examinations.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The Texas Education Agency indicates that the provisions of the bill would not be anticipated to have significant fiscal implications for the operations of the Agency. Accordingly, it is assumed that all activities required to develop and deliver high school equivalency examinations and to administer such online, including the verification of identity and age, could be accomplished within existing Agency resources. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 701 Central Education Agency 701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: JOB, LXH, JSp JOB, LXH, JSp