LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 3, 2013 TO: Honorable Dan Patrick, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1505 by Schwertner (Relating to the frequency of the release of questions and answer keys to state assessment instruments administered in public schools.), As Introduced Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB1505, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($2,100,000) 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 3, 2013
TO: Honorable Dan Patrick, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1505 by Schwertner (Relating to the frequency of the release of questions and answer keys to state assessment instruments administered in public schools.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Dan Patrick, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1505 by Schwertner (Relating to the frequency of the release of questions and answer keys to state assessment instruments administered in public schools.), 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
SB1505 by Schwertner (Relating to the frequency of the release of questions and answer keys to state assessment instruments administered in public schools.), As Introduced
SB1505 by Schwertner (Relating to the frequency of the release of questions and answer keys to state assessment instruments administered in public schools.), As Introduced
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB1505, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($2,100,000) 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 SB1505, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($2,100,000) 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 $0 2015 ($2,100,000) 2016 ($2,100,000) 2017 $0 2018 ($2,100,000)
2014 $0
2015 ($2,100,000)
2016 ($2,100,000)
2017 $0
2018 ($2,100,000)
All Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) fromFoundation School Fund193 2014 $0 2015 ($2,100,000) 2016 ($2,100,000) 2017 $0 2018 ($2,100,000)
Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) fromFoundation School Fund193 2014 $0 2015 ($2,100,000) 2016 ($2,100,000) 2017 $0 2018 ($2,100,000)
2014 $0
2015 ($2,100,000)
2016 ($2,100,000)
2017 $0
2018 ($2,100,000)
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would require the release of questions and answer keys to each state assessment instrument annually instead of every three years.
Methodology
Requiring the annual release of questions and answer keys to each assessment instrument would require additional costs related to the development of new questions and answers. According to the Texas Education Agency, such development costs would equal $2.1 million per year. Currently, statute requires that the questions and answers be released every third year, and the questions and answers are scheduled to be released in fiscal year 2014 and again in fiscal year 2017. Therefore, any additional costs wouldn't occur until fiscal year 2015 and no additional costs would be incurred in fiscal year 2017.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 701 Central Education Agency
701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff: UP, JBi, JSc, AH
UP, JBi, JSc, AH