LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 16, 2015 TO: Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2610 by King, Ken (Relating to the minimum number of minutes of instruction for students to be provided by public school districts and the scheduling of the last day of school for students by public school districts.), As Engrossed No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would modify the Education Code to require each school district to provide at least 75,600 minutes of instruction, including intermissions and recesses, for students in a school year instead of 180 days of instruction.The bill would apply beginning with the 2015-16 school year.Based on information provided by the Texas Education Agency, this analysis assumes that any additional costs associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources. Local Government Impact School districts could incur administrative costs related to collecting and reporting different data elements, although those costs would vary by district. Source Agencies:701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: UP, JBi, AH, JSp
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 16, 2015
TO: Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2610 by King, Ken (Relating to the minimum number of minutes of instruction for students to be provided by public school districts and the scheduling of the last day of school for students by public school districts.), As Engrossed
TO: Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2610 by King, Ken (Relating to the minimum number of minutes of instruction for students to be provided by public school districts and the scheduling of the last day of school for students by public school districts.), As Engrossed
Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB2610 by King, Ken (Relating to the minimum number of minutes of instruction for students to be provided by public school districts and the scheduling of the last day of school for students by public school districts.), As Engrossed
HB2610 by King, Ken (Relating to the minimum number of minutes of instruction for students to be provided by public school districts and the scheduling of the last day of school for students by public school districts.), As Engrossed
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would modify the Education Code to require each school district to provide at least 75,600 minutes of instruction, including intermissions and recesses, for students in a school year instead of 180 days of instruction.The bill would apply beginning with the 2015-16 school year.Based on information provided by the Texas Education Agency, this analysis assumes that any additional costs associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources.
Local Government Impact
School districts could incur administrative costs related to collecting and reporting different data elements, although those costs would vary by district.
Source Agencies: 701 Central Education Agency
701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff: UP, JBi, AH, JSp
UP, JBi, AH, JSp