LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION February 8, 2013 TO: Honorable Dan Patrick, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB172 by Carona (Relating to diagnosing the reading development and comprehension of public school kindergarten students.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require the Commissioner of Education to include at least two multidimensional assessment tools on the Commissioner's list of reading instruments that a district may use to diagnose student reading development and comprehension. No significant impact to the state is anticipated. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: UP, JBi, JSc, AH LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION February 8, 2013 TO: Honorable Dan Patrick, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB172 by Carona (Relating to diagnosing the reading development and comprehension of public school kindergarten students.), As Introduced TO: Honorable Dan Patrick, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB172 by Carona (Relating to diagnosing the reading development and comprehension of public school kindergarten 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 SB172 by Carona (Relating to diagnosing the reading development and comprehension of public school kindergarten students.), As Introduced SB172 by Carona (Relating to diagnosing the reading development and comprehension of public school kindergarten students.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require the Commissioner of Education to include at least two multidimensional assessment tools on the Commissioner's list of reading instruments that a district may use to diagnose student reading development and comprehension. No significant impact to the state is anticipated. The bill would require the Commissioner of Education to include at least two multidimensional assessment tools on the Commissioner's list of reading instruments that a district may use to diagnose student reading development and comprehension. No significant impact to the state is anticipated. Local Government Impact No significant 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