LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 4, 2011 TO: Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1410 by Duncan (Relating to reporting student enrollment in tech-prep programs and evaluating tech-prep consortia.), As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would implement the recommendation in the report, "Improve Accountability of Tech Prep Consortia" in the Legislative Budget Board's Government Effectiveness and Efficiency Report, submitted to the Eighty-second Texas Legislature, 2011. The bill would require the Texas Education Agency to establish procedures for school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to identify and report high school students as participants in a Tech Prep program of study. The bill would also require the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to conduct annual evaluations of Tech Prep consortia and provide them with written evaluation findings and recommendations. The evaluations would be required to be conducted on-site at least once every four years. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:701 Central Education Agency, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board LBB Staff: JOB, LXH, JI, RN LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 4, 2011 TO: Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1410 by Duncan (Relating to reporting student enrollment in tech-prep programs and evaluating tech-prep consortia.), As Introduced TO: Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1410 by Duncan (Relating to reporting student enrollment in tech-prep programs and evaluating tech-prep consortia.), 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 SB1410 by Duncan (Relating to reporting student enrollment in tech-prep programs and evaluating tech-prep consortia.), As Introduced SB1410 by Duncan (Relating to reporting student enrollment in tech-prep programs and evaluating tech-prep consortia.), As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would implement the recommendation in the report, "Improve Accountability of Tech Prep Consortia" in the Legislative Budget Board's Government Effectiveness and Efficiency Report, submitted to the Eighty-second Texas Legislature, 2011. The bill would require the Texas Education Agency to establish procedures for school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to identify and report high school students as participants in a Tech Prep program of study. The bill would also require the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to conduct annual evaluations of Tech Prep consortia and provide them with written evaluation findings and recommendations. The evaluations would be required to be conducted on-site at least once every four years. The bill would implement the recommendation in the report, "Improve Accountability of Tech Prep Consortia" in the Legislative Budget Board's Government Effectiveness and Efficiency Report, submitted to the Eighty-second Texas Legislature, 2011. The bill would require the Texas Education Agency to establish procedures for school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to identify and report high school students as participants in a Tech Prep program of study. The bill would also require the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to conduct annual evaluations of Tech Prep consortia and provide them with written evaluation findings and recommendations. The evaluations would be required to be conducted on-site at least once every four years. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 701 Central Education Agency, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board 701 Central Education Agency, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board LBB Staff: JOB, LXH, JI, RN JOB, LXH, JI, RN