LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 14, 2013 TO: Honorable Jimmie Don Aycock, Chair, House Committee On Public Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB101 by Kolkhorst (Relating to the use of radio frequency identification technology to transmit information regarding public school students.), As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would prohibit a school district from requiring a student to use an identification device that used radio frequency identification technology or similar technology to identify the student, transmit information about the student, or track the student's location. The bill would permit the voluntary use of wireless identification systems if authorized by a resolution adopted by the school district board of trustees. A school district using wireless identification would be required to provide an alternative identification system at the timely written request of a student's parent or guardian. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. School districts that chose to implement wireless identification systems would be required to permit a student's parent or guardian to request in writing an alternative method of identification. Source Agencies:701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: UP, JBi, JSc
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 14, 2013
TO: Honorable Jimmie Don Aycock, Chair, House Committee On Public Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB101 by Kolkhorst (Relating to the use of radio frequency identification technology to transmit information regarding public school students.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Jimmie Don Aycock, Chair, House Committee On Public Education
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB101 by Kolkhorst (Relating to the use of radio frequency identification technology to transmit information regarding public school students.), As Introduced
Honorable Jimmie Don Aycock, Chair, House Committee On Public Education
Honorable Jimmie Don Aycock, Chair, House Committee On Public Education
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB101 by Kolkhorst (Relating to the use of radio frequency identification technology to transmit information regarding public school students.), As Introduced
HB101 by Kolkhorst (Relating to the use of radio frequency identification technology to transmit information regarding public school students.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would prohibit a school district from requiring a student to use an identification device that used radio frequency identification technology or similar technology to identify the student, transmit information about the student, or track the student's location. The bill would permit the voluntary use of wireless identification systems if authorized by a resolution adopted by the school district board of trustees. A school district using wireless identification would be required to provide an alternative identification system at the timely written request of a student's parent or guardian.
The bill would prohibit a school district from requiring a student to use an identification device that used radio frequency identification technology or similar technology to identify the student, transmit information about the student, or track the student's location.
The bill would permit the voluntary use of wireless identification systems if authorized by a resolution adopted by the school district board of trustees. A school district using wireless identification would be required to provide an alternative identification system at the timely written request of a student's parent or guardian.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. School districts that chose to implement wireless identification systems would be required to permit a student's parent or guardian to request in writing an alternative method of identification.
Source Agencies: 701 Central Education Agency
701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff: UP, JBi, JSc
UP, JBi, JSc