LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 15, 2013 TO: Honorable Jimmie Don Aycock, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB945 by Riddle (Relating to abolishing certain county boards of education, boards of county school trustees, and offices of county school superintendent.), As Introduced Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB945, As Introduced: a positive impact of $1,937,610 through the biennium ending August 31, 2015. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 15, 2013
TO: Honorable Jimmie Don Aycock, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB945 by Riddle (Relating to abolishing certain county boards of education, boards of county school trustees, and offices of county school superintendent.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Jimmie Don Aycock, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB945 by Riddle (Relating to abolishing certain county boards of education, boards of county school trustees, and offices of county school superintendent.), 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
HB945 by Riddle (Relating to abolishing certain county boards of education, boards of county school trustees, and offices of county school superintendent.), As Introduced
HB945 by Riddle (Relating to abolishing certain county boards of education, boards of county school trustees, and offices of county school superintendent.), As Introduced
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB945, As Introduced: a positive impact of $1,937,610 through the biennium ending August 31, 2015. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB945, As Introduced: a positive impact of $1,937,610 through the biennium ending August 31, 2015.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds 2014 $968,805 2015 $968,805 2016 $968,805 2017 $968,805 2018 $968,805
2014 $968,805
2015 $968,805
2016 $968,805
2017 $968,805
2018 $968,805
All Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) fromFoundation School Fund193 2014 $968,805 2015 $968,805 2016 $968,805 2017 $968,805 2018 $968,805
Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) fromFoundation School Fund193 2014 $968,805 2015 $968,805 2016 $968,805 2017 $968,805 2018 $968,805
2014 $968,805
2015 $968,805
2016 $968,805
2017 $968,805
2018 $968,805
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would abolish the Harris County Department of Education and transfer all assets, liabilities, and contracts of the department to the commissioner's court of the county.
The bill would abolish the Harris County Department of Education and transfer all assets, liabilities, and contracts of the department to the commissioner's court of the county.
Methodology
Based on information provided by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), the Harris County Department of Education receives $968,805 in annual state funding, primarily for employee benefits, that would be saved if the Department were to be abolished. TEA contracts with the Harris County Department of Education to administer the Adult Basic Education program. For the purpose of this analysis, it is assumed that TEA would contract with a different organization to administer the program at a similar funding level.
Based on information provided by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), the Harris County Department of Education receives $968,805 in annual state funding, primarily for employee benefits, that would be saved if the Department were to be abolished.
TEA contracts with the Harris County Department of Education to administer the Adult Basic Education program. For the purpose of this analysis, it is assumed that TEA would contract with a different organization to administer the program at a similar funding level.
Local Government Impact
Under the provisions of the bill, all assets, liabilities, and contracts of the Harris County Department of Education would transfer to the Harris County commissioners court.
Source Agencies: 701 Central Education Agency
701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff: UP, JBi, JSc, AH, KKR
UP, JBi, JSc, AH, KKR