LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 3, 2013 TO: Honorable Tommy Williams, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB509 by Williams (Relating to the establishment by school districts of a school security district; authorizing school district taxes for crime prevention measures.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would authorize the board of trustees of a school district to create a school security district, with voter approval, with the authority to impose a sales and use tax, a school security ad valorem tax, or both for the purpose of providing crime prevention measures. The bill would prescribe methods by which a school security district could be dissolved. This analysis assumes that any additional costs could be absorbed within existing resources. Local Government Impact As creating a school security district would be at local discretion, any costs incurred in implementing the provisions of this bill would vary. Source Agencies:304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: UP, KK, JSc, AH
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 3, 2013
TO: Honorable Tommy Williams, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB509 by Williams (Relating to the establishment by school districts of a school security district; authorizing school district taxes for crime prevention measures.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Tommy Williams, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB509 by Williams (Relating to the establishment by school districts of a school security district; authorizing school district taxes for crime prevention measures.), As Introduced
Honorable Tommy Williams, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance
Honorable Tommy Williams, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB509 by Williams (Relating to the establishment by school districts of a school security district; authorizing school district taxes for crime prevention measures.), As Introduced
SB509 by Williams (Relating to the establishment by school districts of a school security district; authorizing school district taxes for crime prevention measures.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would authorize the board of trustees of a school district to create a school security district, with voter approval, with the authority to impose a sales and use tax, a school security ad valorem tax, or both for the purpose of providing crime prevention measures. The bill would prescribe methods by which a school security district could be dissolved. This analysis assumes that any additional costs could be absorbed within existing resources.
The bill would authorize the board of trustees of a school district to create a school security district, with voter approval, with the authority to impose a sales and use tax, a school security ad valorem tax, or both for the purpose of providing crime prevention measures.
The bill would prescribe methods by which a school security district could be dissolved.
This analysis assumes that any additional costs could be absorbed within existing resources.
Local Government Impact
As creating a school security district would be at local discretion, any costs incurred in implementing the provisions of this bill would vary.
Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 701 Central Education Agency
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff: UP, KK, JSc, AH
UP, KK, JSc, AH