LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 27, 2011 TO: Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1557 by Carona (Relating to the Texas High Performance Schools Consortium.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted 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 bill would require the Commissioner to provide performance and progress reports to the Governor and legislature not later than December 1, 2012 and December 1, 2014. 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, LXH, JGM, JSc
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 27, 2011
TO: Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1557 by Carona (Relating to the Texas High Performance Schools Consortium.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1557 by Carona (Relating to the Texas High Performance Schools Consortium.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
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
SB1557 by Carona (Relating to the Texas High Performance Schools Consortium.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB1557 by Carona (Relating to the Texas High Performance Schools Consortium.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
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 bill would require the Commissioner to provide performance and progress reports to the Governor and legislature not later than December 1, 2012 and December 1, 2014. 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 bill would require the Commissioner to provide performance and progress reports to the Governor and legislature not later than December 1, 2012 and December 1, 2014.
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, LXH, JGM, JSc
JOB, LXH, JGM, JSc