LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 19, 2015 TO: Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1567 by Lucio (Relating to the applicability to open-enrollment charter schools of certain laws regarding local governments and political subdivisions.), As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require open enrollment charter schools to be considered a local government for the purpose of certain laws. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Open-enrollment charter schools could participate in group benefits programs, participate in interlocal cooperation contracts, provide self-insurance, and extend workers' compensation benefits to employees by any method available to a political subdivision. Source Agencies:454 Department of Insurance, 701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: UP, JBi, ER
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 19, 2015
TO: Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1567 by Lucio (Relating to the applicability to open-enrollment charter schools of certain laws regarding local governments and political subdivisions.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1567 by Lucio (Relating to the applicability to open-enrollment charter schools of certain laws regarding local governments and political subdivisions.), As Introduced
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
SB1567 by Lucio (Relating to the applicability to open-enrollment charter schools of certain laws regarding local governments and political subdivisions.), As Introduced
SB1567 by Lucio (Relating to the applicability to open-enrollment charter schools of certain laws regarding local governments and political subdivisions.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require open enrollment charter schools to be considered a local government for the purpose of certain laws.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Open-enrollment charter schools could participate in group benefits programs, participate in interlocal cooperation contracts, provide self-insurance, and extend workers' compensation benefits to employees by any method available to a political subdivision.
Source Agencies: 454 Department of Insurance, 701 Central Education Agency
454 Department of Insurance, 701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff: UP, JBi, ER
UP, JBi, ER