LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION February 28, 2011 TO: Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB140 by Shapiro (Relating to minimum public school attendance for class credit or a grade.), As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. Local Government Impact The bill would expand the current prohibition relating to the minimum attendance necessary for the award of credit for a course to include students in any grade level kindergarten through grade 12. The bill would also expand the minimum attendance prohibition to include grades awarded for courses. The bill would extend current mechanisms available for a student to obtain credit lost through lack of attendance to include grades lost under the same prohibition. The expansion of the prohibition could potentially increase the number of plans to be approved by principals and the number of petitions to be heard by attendance committees and boards of trustees. Administrative costs would be anticipated to vary widely among school districts depending upon the number of students affected by the expansion. Source Agencies:701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: JOB, LXH, JGM, JSp
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
February 28, 2011
TO: Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB140 by Shapiro (Relating to minimum public school attendance for class credit or a grade.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB140 by Shapiro (Relating to minimum public school attendance for class credit or a grade.), As Introduced
Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB140 by Shapiro (Relating to minimum public school attendance for class credit or a grade.), As Introduced
SB140 by Shapiro (Relating to minimum public school attendance for class credit or a grade.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
Local Government Impact
The bill would expand the current prohibition relating to the minimum attendance necessary for the award of credit for a course to include students in any grade level kindergarten through grade 12. The bill would also expand the minimum attendance prohibition to include grades awarded for courses. The bill would extend current mechanisms available for a student to obtain credit lost through lack of attendance to include grades lost under the same prohibition. The expansion of the prohibition could potentially increase the number of plans to be approved by principals and the number of petitions to be heard by attendance committees and boards of trustees. Administrative costs would be anticipated to vary widely among school districts depending upon the number of students affected by the expansion.
The bill would expand the current prohibition relating to the minimum attendance necessary for the award of credit for a course to include students in any grade level kindergarten through grade 12. The bill would also expand the minimum attendance prohibition to include grades awarded for courses. The bill would extend current mechanisms available for a student to obtain credit lost through lack of attendance to include grades lost under the same prohibition. The expansion of the prohibition could potentially increase the number of plans to be approved by principals and the number of petitions to be heard by attendance committees and boards of trustees. Administrative costs would be anticipated to vary widely among school districts depending upon the number of students affected by the expansion.
Source Agencies: 701 Central Education Agency
701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff: JOB, LXH, JGM, JSp
JOB, LXH, JGM, JSp