LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 9, 2015 TO: Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB14 by Taylor, Larry (relating to empowering the parents of students to petition for the reconstitution, repurposing, alternative management, or closure of low-performing public school campuses.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would permit parents of students attending a school with an unacceptable performance rating for two consecutive school years to petition the Commissioner of Education for reconstitution, repurposing, alternative management, or closure. The bill would require the Commissioner to verify the signatures on the petition to determine whether it has been signed by the required number of parents and order the action requested by the petition if signed by the parents of a majority of students enrolled at the campus.The Texas Education Agency (TEA) indicates there would be minimal costs associated with implementing the provisions of the bill. However, this analysis assumes that TEA could absorb these costs within existing resources. Local Government Impact Campuses could incur additional costs if required to undergo reconstitution, repurposing, alternative management, or closure. These costs would be anticipated to vary considerably by campus. Source Agencies:360 State Office of Administrative Hearings, 701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: UP, JBi, AM, AW, ER
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 9, 2015
TO: Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB14 by Taylor, Larry (relating to empowering the parents of students to petition for the reconstitution, repurposing, alternative management, or closure of low-performing public school campuses.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB14 by Taylor, Larry (relating to empowering the parents of students to petition for the reconstitution, repurposing, alternative management, or closure of low-performing public school campuses.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
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
SB14 by Taylor, Larry (relating to empowering the parents of students to petition for the reconstitution, repurposing, alternative management, or closure of low-performing public school campuses.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB14 by Taylor, Larry (relating to empowering the parents of students to petition for the reconstitution, repurposing, alternative management, or closure of low-performing public school campuses.), 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 permit parents of students attending a school with an unacceptable performance rating for two consecutive school years to petition the Commissioner of Education for reconstitution, repurposing, alternative management, or closure. The bill would require the Commissioner to verify the signatures on the petition to determine whether it has been signed by the required number of parents and order the action requested by the petition if signed by the parents of a majority of students enrolled at the campus.The Texas Education Agency (TEA) indicates there would be minimal costs associated with implementing the provisions of the bill. However, this analysis assumes that TEA could absorb these costs within existing resources.
Local Government Impact
Campuses could incur additional costs if required to undergo reconstitution, repurposing, alternative management, or closure. These costs would be anticipated to vary considerably by campus.
Source Agencies: 360 State Office of Administrative Hearings, 701 Central Education Agency
360 State Office of Administrative Hearings, 701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff: UP, JBi, AM, AW, ER
UP, JBi, AM, AW, ER