LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 16, 2015 TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB107 by Whitmire (relating to the designation of campus behavior coordinators to serve at public school campuses and issues to be considered when removing a student from class.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend Chapter 37 of the Texas Education Code to designate campus behavior coordinators to serve at public school campuses as the primary individual responsible for maintaining student discipline and addressing issues related to removing a student from class. The bill would establish the responsibilities of the campus behavior coordinator which includes providing notification to the parent or guardian if a student was removed from class and placed in an alternative setting or taken into custody by law enforcement. Local Government Impact School districts may incur some costs to train the campus behavior coordinator in appropriate and alternative disciplinary management techniques. School districts may also incur cost associated with providing the required notifications. These costs would vary by school district. Source Agencies:701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: UP, KJo, AM, RBl, AW LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 16, 2015 TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB107 by Whitmire (relating to the designation of campus behavior coordinators to serve at public school campuses and issues to be considered when removing a student from class.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB107 by Whitmire (relating to the designation of campus behavior coordinators to serve at public school campuses and issues to be considered when removing a student from class.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board SB107 by Whitmire (relating to the designation of campus behavior coordinators to serve at public school campuses and issues to be considered when removing a student from class.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted SB107 by Whitmire (relating to the designation of campus behavior coordinators to serve at public school campuses and issues to be considered when removing a student from class.), 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 amend Chapter 37 of the Texas Education Code to designate campus behavior coordinators to serve at public school campuses as the primary individual responsible for maintaining student discipline and addressing issues related to removing a student from class. The bill would establish the responsibilities of the campus behavior coordinator which includes providing notification to the parent or guardian if a student was removed from class and placed in an alternative setting or taken into custody by law enforcement. Local Government Impact School districts may incur some costs to train the campus behavior coordinator in appropriate and alternative disciplinary management techniques. School districts may also incur cost associated with providing the required notifications. These costs would vary by school district. Source Agencies: 701 Central Education Agency 701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: UP, KJo, AM, RBl, AW UP, KJo, AM, RBl, AW