LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 5, 2015 TO: Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB807 by Dukes (Relating to authorization for a caregiver who is a relative to enroll a child in school.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would provide processes for a caregiver who is a relative to a child to enroll the child in school by submitting an affidavit indicating that the child resided primarily with the caregiver and that the caregiver could not contact the parent or legal guardian for authorization after a diligent effort to locate them.The bill would require the Commissioner of Education to adopt rules to implement the provisions of the bill and to ensure that the affidavit would be accepted by schools and school districts. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) would be required to develop the affidavit form and make it available on the agency's website.TEA anticipates that any additional work resulting from the passage of the bill could be reasonably absorbed within current resources. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. A school district would be required to maintain a copy of the affidavit as part of a student's record. Source Agencies:701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: UP, ESi, JBi
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 5, 2015
TO: Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB807 by Dukes (Relating to authorization for a caregiver who is a relative to enroll a child in school.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB807 by Dukes (Relating to authorization for a caregiver who is a relative to enroll a child in school.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB807 by Dukes (Relating to authorization for a caregiver who is a relative to enroll a child in school.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB807 by Dukes (Relating to authorization for a caregiver who is a relative to enroll a child in school.), 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 provide processes for a caregiver who is a relative to a child to enroll the child in school by submitting an affidavit indicating that the child resided primarily with the caregiver and that the caregiver could not contact the parent or legal guardian for authorization after a diligent effort to locate them.The bill would require the Commissioner of Education to adopt rules to implement the provisions of the bill and to ensure that the affidavit would be accepted by schools and school districts. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) would be required to develop the affidavit form and make it available on the agency's website.TEA anticipates that any additional work resulting from the passage of the bill could be reasonably absorbed within current resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. A school district would be required to maintain a copy of the affidavit as part of a student's record.
Source Agencies: 701 Central Education Agency
701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff: UP, ESi, JBi
UP, ESi, JBi