LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 21, 2011 TO: Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB35 by Zaffirini (Relating to transition and employment services for public school students enrolled in special education programs.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require procedures adopted by commissioner rules to provide for transition services planning to begin at age 14 for students receiving special education services. The bill would require the TEA, with assistance from the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), to develop a transition and employment guide for students and parents with updates every two years. The TEA expects costs to develop the guide in 2012 and provide updates every other year could be absorbed by Federal Funds. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: JOB, LXH, JGM, JW
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 21, 2011
TO: Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB35 by Zaffirini (Relating to transition and employment services for public school students enrolled in special education programs.), 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: SB35 by Zaffirini (Relating to transition and employment services for public school students enrolled in special education programs.), 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
SB35 by Zaffirini (Relating to transition and employment services for public school students enrolled in special education programs.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB35 by Zaffirini (Relating to transition and employment services for public school students enrolled in special education programs.), 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 require procedures adopted by commissioner rules to provide for transition services planning to begin at age 14 for students receiving special education services. The bill would require the TEA, with assistance from the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), to develop a transition and employment guide for students and parents with updates every two years. The TEA expects costs to develop the guide in 2012 and provide updates every other year could be absorbed by Federal Funds.
The bill would require procedures adopted by commissioner rules to provide for transition services planning to begin at age 14 for students receiving special education services.
The bill would require the TEA, with assistance from the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), to develop a transition and employment guide for students and parents with updates every two years. The TEA expects costs to develop the guide in 2012 and provide updates every other year could be absorbed by Federal Funds.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 701 Central Education Agency
701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff: JOB, LXH, JGM, JW
JOB, LXH, JGM, JW