LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 20, 2013 TO: Honorable Dan Patrick, Chair, Senate Committee On Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1365 by Duncan (Relating to the provision of credit by examination for public school students.), As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill relates to the provision of credit by examination. The bill would require school districts to develop multiple versions of an examination for a grade level or subject area for multiple administrations of examinations in the same school year. The bill would require school districts to offer each examination for credit by examination within 30 days of receiving a written request from a students parent if the test was offered electronically and at least four times per year if the test was not offered electronically. Local Government Impact School districts would experience administrative costs to develop additional examinations for credit. These costs would vary depending on the number of grade levels and subject areas offered within the same school year. School districts would be required to offer credit by examination within 30 days of a written request of a students parent if the examination was offered electronically and at least four times per year if the examination was not offered electronically. Source Agencies:701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: UP, JBi, JSc
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 20, 2013
TO: Honorable Dan Patrick, Chair, Senate Committee On Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1365 by Duncan (Relating to the provision of credit by examination for public school students.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Dan Patrick, Chair, Senate Committee On Education
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1365 by Duncan (Relating to the provision of credit by examination for public school students.), As Introduced
Honorable Dan Patrick, Chair, Senate Committee On Education
Honorable Dan Patrick, Chair, Senate Committee On Education
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB1365 by Duncan (Relating to the provision of credit by examination for public school students.), As Introduced
SB1365 by Duncan (Relating to the provision of credit by examination for public school students.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill relates to the provision of credit by examination. The bill would require school districts to develop multiple versions of an examination for a grade level or subject area for multiple administrations of examinations in the same school year. The bill would require school districts to offer each examination for credit by examination within 30 days of receiving a written request from a students parent if the test was offered electronically and at least four times per year if the test was not offered electronically.
The bill relates to the provision of credit by examination. The bill would require school districts to develop multiple versions of an examination for a grade level or subject area for multiple administrations of examinations in the same school year.
The bill would require school districts to offer each examination for credit by examination within 30 days of receiving a written request from a students parent if the test was offered electronically and at least four times per year if the test was not offered electronically.
Local Government Impact
School districts would experience administrative costs to develop additional examinations for credit. These costs would vary depending on the number of grade levels and subject areas offered within the same school year. School districts would be required to offer credit by examination within 30 days of a written request of a students parent if the examination was offered electronically and at least four times per year if the examination was not offered electronically.
School districts would experience administrative costs to develop additional examinations for credit. These costs would vary depending on the number of grade levels and subject areas offered within the same school year.
School districts would be required to offer credit by examination within 30 days of a written request of a students parent if the examination was offered electronically and at least four times per year if the examination was not offered electronically.
Source Agencies: 701 Central Education Agency
701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff: UP, JBi, JSc
UP, JBi, JSc