LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 6, 2013 TO: Honorable Jimmie Don Aycock, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB377 by Lucio (Relating to the determination of certain exemptions from the administration of state assessment instruments to public school students and to the consideration of the performance of certain students on state assessment instruments.), As Engrossed No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. For the purposes of determining whether a student is allowed an exemption or postponement of an assessment because the student recently enrolled in a school in the United States and is of limited English proficiency, the bill would prohibit the consideration of a school year if the student is enrolled in a school in the United States for a period of less than 60 consecutive days during a year. The bill would prohibit the Commissioner of Education from lowering a performance rating based on unsatisfactory performance on an assessment instrument of a student who has been enrolled in the United States for a period of two years or less if the student is of limited English proficiency. These provisions would not apply if the LEP student was administered an assessment instrument in their native language Based on information provided by the Texas Education Agency, any costs related to implementing the provisions of the bill are not anticipated to be significant. 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
May 6, 2013
TO: Honorable Jimmie Don Aycock, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB377 by Lucio (Relating to the determination of certain exemptions from the administration of state assessment instruments to public school students and to the consideration of the performance of certain students on state assessment instruments.), As Engrossed
TO: Honorable Jimmie Don Aycock, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB377 by Lucio (Relating to the determination of certain exemptions from the administration of state assessment instruments to public school students and to the consideration of the performance of certain students on state assessment instruments.), 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
SB377 by Lucio (Relating to the determination of certain exemptions from the administration of state assessment instruments to public school students and to the consideration of the performance of certain students on state assessment instruments.), As Engrossed
SB377 by Lucio (Relating to the determination of certain exemptions from the administration of state assessment instruments to public school students and to the consideration of the performance of certain students on state assessment instruments.), As Engrossed
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
For the purposes of determining whether a student is allowed an exemption or postponement of an assessment because the student recently enrolled in a school in the United States and is of limited English proficiency, the bill would prohibit the consideration of a school year if the student is enrolled in a school in the United States for a period of less than 60 consecutive days during a year. The bill would prohibit the Commissioner of Education from lowering a performance rating based on unsatisfactory performance on an assessment instrument of a student who has been enrolled in the United States for a period of two years or less if the student is of limited English proficiency. These provisions would not apply if the LEP student was administered an assessment instrument in their native language Based on information provided by the Texas Education Agency, any costs related to implementing the provisions of the bill are not anticipated to be significant.
For the purposes of determining whether a student is allowed an exemption or postponement of an assessment because the student recently enrolled in a school in the United States and is of limited English proficiency, the bill would prohibit the consideration of a school year if the student is enrolled in a school in the United States for a period of less than 60 consecutive days during a year. The bill would prohibit the Commissioner of Education from lowering a performance rating based on unsatisfactory performance on an assessment instrument of a student who has been enrolled in the United States for a period of two years or less if the student is of limited English proficiency.
These provisions would not apply if the LEP student was administered an assessment instrument in their native language Based on information provided by the Texas Education Agency, any costs related to implementing the provisions of the bill are not anticipated to be significant.
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