LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 27, 2015 TO: Honorable Jimmie Don Aycock, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2220 by Coleman (relating to mental health first aid training for school district employees and school resource officers.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would expand the categories of school district employees eligible to receive mental health first aid training and related grants. The training and grants would be available to employees that regularly interacted with students in the course of their duties. The increase in the target population would not result in a significant increase of cost for the Department of State Health Services. Statute indicates grants shall be made only to the extent funds are appropriated. The bill has no direct fiscal implications for the Foundation School Program or the operations of the Texas Education Agency. Local Government Impact School district employees and resource officers would be eligible to access mental health first aid training. It is assumed that the cost of training would be covered by available grant funding. Some school districts could incur costs for substitute teachers to cover classrooms while teachers were obtaining training. Source Agencies:537 State Health Services, Department of, 701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: UP, NB, JBi, SS
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 27, 2015
TO: Honorable Jimmie Don Aycock, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2220 by Coleman (relating to mental health first aid training for school district employees and school resource officers.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Jimmie Don Aycock, Chair, House Committee on Public Education
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2220 by Coleman (relating to mental health first aid training for school district employees and school resource officers.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
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
HB2220 by Coleman (relating to mental health first aid training for school district employees and school resource officers.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB2220 by Coleman (relating to mental health first aid training for school district employees and school resource officers.), 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 expand the categories of school district employees eligible to receive mental health first aid training and related grants. The training and grants would be available to employees that regularly interacted with students in the course of their duties. The increase in the target population would not result in a significant increase of cost for the Department of State Health Services. Statute indicates grants shall be made only to the extent funds are appropriated. The bill has no direct fiscal implications for the Foundation School Program or the operations of the Texas Education Agency.
The bill would expand the categories of school district employees eligible to receive mental health first aid training and related grants. The training and grants would be available to employees that regularly interacted with students in the course of their duties.
The increase in the target population would not result in a significant increase of cost for the Department of State Health Services. Statute indicates grants shall be made only to the extent funds are appropriated.
The bill has no direct fiscal implications for the Foundation School Program or the operations of the Texas Education Agency.
Local Government Impact
School district employees and resource officers would be eligible to access mental health first aid training. It is assumed that the cost of training would be covered by available grant funding. Some school districts could incur costs for substitute teachers to cover classrooms while teachers were obtaining training.
School district employees and resource officers would be eligible to access mental health first aid training. It is assumed that the cost of training would be covered by available grant funding. Some school districts could incur costs for substitute teachers to cover classrooms while teachers were obtaining training.
Source Agencies: 537 State Health Services, Department of, 701 Central Education Agency
537 State Health Services, Department of, 701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff: UP, NB, JBi, SS
UP, NB, JBi, SS