LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 22, 2013 TO: Honorable Dan Patrick, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB832 by Davis (Relating to training for school district and open-enrollment charter school liaisons who assist students in the conservatorship of the state with school enrollments and transfers.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require open-enrollment charter schools, in addition to school districts, to appoint an employee as a liaison to facilitate enrollment and transfers for students in the conservatorship of the state. School districts and open-enrollment charter schools would be required to report the liaison's contact information to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) in a format and schedule as determined by the commissioner of education. The bill would require the TEA to provide information to liaisons on facilitating the enrollment and transfers of students in the conservatorship of the state. Based on the analysis of TEA, the duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources. Local Government Impact Open-enrollment charter schools would be required to appoint an employee as a liaison to assist students in the conservatorship of the state with enrollment and transfers. School districts and open-enrollment charter schools would be required to submit the name and contact information for liaisons to the TEA. District liaisons would receive information about best practices to assist foster children enrolling and transferring from one district to another. Source Agencies:701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: UP, JBi, JSc
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 22, 2013
TO: Honorable Dan Patrick, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB832 by Davis (Relating to training for school district and open-enrollment charter school liaisons who assist students in the conservatorship of the state with school enrollments and transfers.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Dan Patrick, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB832 by Davis (Relating to training for school district and open-enrollment charter school liaisons who assist students in the conservatorship of the state with school enrollments and transfers.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
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
SB832 by Davis (Relating to training for school district and open-enrollment charter school liaisons who assist students in the conservatorship of the state with school enrollments and transfers.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB832 by Davis (Relating to training for school district and open-enrollment charter school liaisons who assist students in the conservatorship of the state with school enrollments and transfers.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require open-enrollment charter schools, in addition to school districts, to appoint an employee as a liaison to facilitate enrollment and transfers for students in the conservatorship of the state. School districts and open-enrollment charter schools would be required to report the liaison's contact information to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) in a format and schedule as determined by the commissioner of education. The bill would require the TEA to provide information to liaisons on facilitating the enrollment and transfers of students in the conservatorship of the state. Based on the analysis of TEA, the duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources.
The bill would require open-enrollment charter schools, in addition to school districts, to appoint an employee as a liaison to facilitate enrollment and transfers for students in the conservatorship of the state. School districts and open-enrollment charter schools would be required to report the liaison's contact information to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) in a format and schedule as determined by the commissioner of education.
The bill would require the TEA to provide information to liaisons on facilitating the enrollment and transfers of students in the conservatorship of the state.
Based on the analysis of TEA, the duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources.
Local Government Impact
Open-enrollment charter schools would be required to appoint an employee as a liaison to assist students in the conservatorship of the state with enrollment and transfers. School districts and open-enrollment charter schools would be required to submit the name and contact information for liaisons to the TEA. District liaisons would receive information about best practices to assist foster children enrolling and transferring from one district to another.
Source Agencies: 701 Central Education Agency
701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff: UP, JBi, JSc
UP, JBi, JSc