LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 15, 2013 TO: Honorable Leticia Van De Putte, Chair, Senate Committee On Veteran Affairs & Military Installations FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB260 by Davis (Relating to the absence of a student from school to visit with a parent or guardian who will be or has been deployed on military duty.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require a school district to excuse for a maximum of 10 days the absence of a student whose active duty military parent or guardian has been called for duty, is on leave from, or has immediately returned from continuous deployment of at least six months outside of the area in which they regularly reside. These excused absences must be taken within 60 days of the date of deployment or within 30 days after the return of the parent or legal guardian from deployment. Local Government Impact According to an analysis by the Texas Education Agency, the extent to which school districts currently lose funding when students miss school to visit with parents under these circumstances is not known. However, the fiscal impact is not anticipated to be significant. Source Agencies:701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: UP, KJo, JSc, JBi
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 15, 2013
TO: Honorable Leticia Van De Putte, Chair, Senate Committee On Veteran Affairs & Military Installations FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB260 by Davis (Relating to the absence of a student from school to visit with a parent or guardian who will be or has been deployed on military duty.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Leticia Van De Putte, Chair, Senate Committee On Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB260 by Davis (Relating to the absence of a student from school to visit with a parent or guardian who will be or has been deployed on military duty.), As Introduced
Honorable Leticia Van De Putte, Chair, Senate Committee On Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
Honorable Leticia Van De Putte, Chair, Senate Committee On Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB260 by Davis (Relating to the absence of a student from school to visit with a parent or guardian who will be or has been deployed on military duty.), As Introduced
SB260 by Davis (Relating to the absence of a student from school to visit with a parent or guardian who will be or has been deployed on military duty.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require a school district to excuse for a maximum of 10 days the absence of a student whose active duty military parent or guardian has been called for duty, is on leave from, or has immediately returned from continuous deployment of at least six months outside of the area in which they regularly reside. These excused absences must be taken within 60 days of the date of deployment or within 30 days after the return of the parent or legal guardian from deployment.
Local Government Impact
According to an analysis by the Texas Education Agency, the extent to which school districts currently lose funding when students miss school to visit with parents under these circumstances is not known. However, the fiscal impact is not anticipated to be significant.
Source Agencies: 701 Central Education Agency
701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff: UP, KJo, JSc, JBi
UP, KJo, JSc, JBi