LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 26, 2013 TO: Honorable Dan Patrick, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB681 by West (Relating to a pilot program for a three-year high school diploma plan and cost-neutral expansion of full-day prekindergarten programs.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would allow the Dallas Independent School District (ISD) to establish a pilot program through which students could earn a high school diploma in three years, pursuant to the provisions of the bill. The bill would direct that the entitlement that would have been earned under the Foundation School Program (FSP) if students participating in the pilot program had attended school for the fourth year would be redirected for the purpose of providing a full-day prekindergarten program in Dallas ISD in the year subsequent to the students' graduation under the three-year program. The pilot program would expire at the end of FY2023. Costs associated with implementing the program are not estimated to be significant. Local Government Impact Dallas ISD would be permitted to establish a pilot three-year high school diploma plan and have FSP funds associated with participants' fourth year of high school redirected to support full-day prekindergarten. Source Agencies:701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: UP, JBi, JSc
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 26, 2013
TO: Honorable Dan Patrick, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB681 by West (Relating to a pilot program for a three-year high school diploma plan and cost-neutral expansion of full-day prekindergarten programs.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Dan Patrick, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB681 by West (Relating to a pilot program for a three-year high school diploma plan and cost-neutral expansion of full-day prekindergarten programs.), 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
SB681 by West (Relating to a pilot program for a three-year high school diploma plan and cost-neutral expansion of full-day prekindergarten programs.), As Introduced
SB681 by West (Relating to a pilot program for a three-year high school diploma plan and cost-neutral expansion of full-day prekindergarten programs.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would allow the Dallas Independent School District (ISD) to establish a pilot program through which students could earn a high school diploma in three years, pursuant to the provisions of the bill. The bill would direct that the entitlement that would have been earned under the Foundation School Program (FSP) if students participating in the pilot program had attended school for the fourth year would be redirected for the purpose of providing a full-day prekindergarten program in Dallas ISD in the year subsequent to the students' graduation under the three-year program. The pilot program would expire at the end of FY2023. Costs associated with implementing the program are not estimated to be significant.
The bill would allow the Dallas Independent School District (ISD) to establish a pilot program through which students could earn a high school diploma in three years, pursuant to the provisions of the bill. The bill would direct that the entitlement that would have been earned under the Foundation School Program (FSP) if students participating in the pilot program had attended school for the fourth year would be redirected for the purpose of providing a full-day prekindergarten program in Dallas ISD in the year subsequent to the students' graduation under the three-year program. The pilot program would expire at the end of FY2023.
Costs associated with implementing the program are not estimated to be significant.
Local Government Impact
Dallas ISD would be permitted to establish a pilot three-year high school diploma plan and have FSP funds associated with participants' fourth year of high school redirected to support full-day prekindergarten.
Source Agencies: 701 Central Education Agency
701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff: UP, JBi, JSc
UP, JBi, JSc