LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 4, 2015 TO: Honorable Jimmie Don Aycock, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB66 by González, Mary (relating to the consideration of the performance of students of limited English proficiency on state assessment instruments and inclusion of related information in campus report cards.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would prohibit the Commissioner of Education from lowering an accountability performance rating based on unsatisfactory performance of limited English proficient students for a period of two years after the students' initial enrollment in a school in the United States. This analysis assumes that any additional costs to the Texas Education Agency could be absorbed within existing resources. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: UP, JBi LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 4, 2015 TO: Honorable Jimmie Don Aycock, Chair, House Committee on Public Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB66 by González, Mary (relating to the consideration of the performance of students of limited English proficiency on state assessment instruments and inclusion of related information in campus report cards.), 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: HB66 by González, Mary (relating to the consideration of the performance of students of limited English proficiency on state assessment instruments and inclusion of related information in campus report cards.), 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 HB66 by González, Mary (relating to the consideration of the performance of students of limited English proficiency on state assessment instruments and inclusion of related information in campus report cards.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted HB66 by González, Mary (relating to the consideration of the performance of students of limited English proficiency on state assessment instruments and inclusion of related information in campus report cards.), 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 prohibit the Commissioner of Education from lowering an accountability performance rating based on unsatisfactory performance of limited English proficient students for a period of two years after the students' initial enrollment in a school in the United States. This analysis assumes that any additional costs to the Texas Education Agency could be absorbed within existing resources. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 701 Central Education Agency 701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: UP, JBi UP, JBi