LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 2, 2013 TO: Honorable Jimmie Don Aycock, Chair, House Committee on Public 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 Engrossed 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 select, if available, four examinations approved by the State Board of Education (SBOE) for each subject. If the SBOE approved, the examinations selected would have to include advanced placement (AP) examinations and examinations administered through the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP). The bill would require school districts to offer each examination for credit by examination within 30 days of receiving a written request from a student or student's parent or guardian if the test was capable of being administered electronically and at least three times per year if the test was not offered electronically. The bill would limit exams administered electronically to a student to two administrations per year. A student could not attempt credit by exam more than twice for the same subject. A student who received credit by exam in a subject area would be exempt from taking an end-of-course (EOC) assessment for that subject area. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. School districts would be required to select, if available, at least four SBOE-approved examinations for each subject area and offer each examination multiple times in the same school year. A student who wished to take an AP or CLEP exam would be required to pay a fee. School districts would be required to offer credit by examination within 30 days of a written request of a student or a student's parent or guardian if the examination was offered electronically and at least three 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
May 2, 2013
TO: Honorable Jimmie Don Aycock, Chair, House Committee on Public 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 Engrossed
TO: Honorable Jimmie Don Aycock, Chair, House Committee on Public 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 Engrossed
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
SB1365 by Duncan (Relating to the provision of credit by examination for public school students.), As Engrossed
SB1365 by Duncan (Relating to the provision of credit by examination for public school students.), As Engrossed
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 select, if available, four examinations approved by the State Board of Education (SBOE) for each subject. If the SBOE approved, the examinations selected would have to include advanced placement (AP) examinations and examinations administered through the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP). The bill would require school districts to offer each examination for credit by examination within 30 days of receiving a written request from a student or student's parent or guardian if the test was capable of being administered electronically and at least three times per year if the test was not offered electronically. The bill would limit exams administered electronically to a student to two administrations per year. A student could not attempt credit by exam more than twice for the same subject. A student who received credit by exam in a subject area would be exempt from taking an end-of-course (EOC) assessment for that subject area.
The bill relates to the provision of credit by examination. The bill would require school districts to select, if available, four examinations approved by the State Board of Education (SBOE) for each subject. If the SBOE approved, the examinations selected would have to include advanced placement (AP) examinations and examinations administered through the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP).
The bill would require school districts to offer each examination for credit by examination within 30 days of receiving a written request from a student or student's parent or guardian if the test was capable of being administered electronically and at least three times per year if the test was not offered electronically. The bill would limit exams administered electronically to a student to two administrations per year. A student could not attempt credit by exam more than twice for the same subject.
A student who received credit by exam in a subject area would be exempt from taking an end-of-course (EOC) assessment for that subject area.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. School districts would be required to select, if available, at least four SBOE-approved examinations for each subject area and offer each examination multiple times in the same school year. A student who wished to take an AP or CLEP exam would be required to pay a fee. School districts would be required to offer credit by examination within 30 days of a written request of a student or a student's parent or guardian if the examination was offered electronically and at least three times per year if the examination was not offered electronically.
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. School districts would be required to select, if available, at least four SBOE-approved examinations for each subject area and offer each examination multiple times in the same school year. A student who wished to take an AP or CLEP exam would be required to pay a fee.
School districts would be required to offer credit by examination within 30 days of a written request of a student or a student's parent or guardian if the examination was offered electronically and at least three 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